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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, January 9 (game #677).
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 #678) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… If not now, when?
NYT Strands today (game #678) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SMELLY
- UNREAL
- LOVE
- CROW
- ROOM
- TURN
NYT Strands today (game #678) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #678) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 8th row
Last side: left, 1st row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #678) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #678, are…
- SOON
- EVENTUALLY
- LATER
- TOMORROW
- SHORTLY
- SPANGRAM: PROCRASTINATOR
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I was called a PROCRASTINATOR when I was at school. It’s something I’ve always meant to address, but I’ve never gotten around to. Maybe TOMORROW.
For now, all my attention (well, half my attention) was focused on solving today’s slightly trickier-than-standard Strands.
After failing to find a game word before spotting a sizeable number of non-game words, I took a hint to get going – with SOON confirming the theme. From here it was a far-from-easy task, but I got there EVENTUALLY. I hope you had more focus.
