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 23 (game #691).
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 #692) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A work of art
NYT Strands today (game #692) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SPAIN
- LISTING
- GATE
- GRIN
- FINE
- STAIR
- HARP
NYT Strands today (game #692) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #692) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #692) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #692, are…
- BOATING
- PARTY
- WATER
- NIGHT
- STARRY
- LILIES
- SPANGRAM: FAMOUSPAINTING
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Completing this puzzle was fairly straightforward, but telling you what FAMOUS PAINTING is being described is far harder.
My first thought was The Starry Night Over the Rhône by Vincent Van Gough, but I don’t think that contains any LILIES or much in the way of signs of a PARTY.
If the spangram had been a plural then I would have considered a mashup of Van Gough and Monet. Alas, I have a Saturday to get on with so I’ll have to live with the mystery and the contentment of a puzzle completed.
