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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, January 24 (game #692).
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 #693) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The straight and narrow
NYT Strands today (game #693) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
NYT Strands today (game #693) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands today (game #693) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 1st column
Last side: top, 2nd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #693) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #693, are…
- POLE
- PICKET
- POST
- DOWEL
- BATON
- CANE
- STAKE
- SPANGRAM: STICKYSITUATION
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was one of those rare games where finding non-game words was harder than finding one of the seven “straight and narrow” game words.
I found the spangram first – after seeing stick and sticky, rather than the entire 15-letter beast. And from there on the search was low on surprises.
My lowpoint was with just one word left and just five letters to connect, when I still managed to spell STAKE incorrectly.
