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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, January 6 (game #674).
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 #675) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Open wide
NYT Strands today (game #675) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MINT
- RENT
- FORCE
- THERE
- BRUT
- RULER
NYT Strands today (game #675) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #675) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th 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 #675) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #675, are…
- DRILL
- FLOSS
- TOOTHBRUSH
- MIRROR
- FLUORIDE
- SPANGRAM: DENTISTSOFFICE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The needlessly long spangram aside this was a relatively easy trip around the board.
That said, before I chanced upon DRILL I was under the impression that we were looking for words connected to wide-open spaces, rather than wide-open mouths.
I think I was traumatised as a teenage about dentistry after seeing the film Marathon Man on TV; it features a very graphic dental torture scene and I didn’t go for a decade. I would recommend avoiding it if you are in any way squeamish about a trip to your DENTISTSOFFICE.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, January 6, game #674)
- BALLOON
- BIRD
- KITE
- DRONE
- AIRPLANE
- ROCKET
- SPANGRAM: DEFYINGGRAVITY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.