Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, December 17 (game #654).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #655) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Natural remedies
NYT Strands today (game #655) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MILE
- GARNER
- MULE
- THEY
- DERBY
- BRAG
NYT Strands today (game #655) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #655) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 1st column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #655) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #655, are…
- HONEY
- GARLIC
- LEMON
- ELDERBERRY
- TURMERIC
- SPANGRAM: IMMUNEBOOSTERS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I did not know about the benefits of ELDERBERRY, but I was more than aware of the other “natural remedies” we were searching for today.
That said, I struggled to get going – possibly because I have a cold and I am in desperate need of some IMMUNEBOOSTERS – until eventually spotting HONEY, GARLIC and LEMON.
On the topic of the spangram, I hope I wasn’t the only one who tried to find the word immunity.
