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 31 (game #668).
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 #669) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Not your average joe
NYT Strands today (game #669) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LAME
- MALE
- CAVE
- SOOTY
- BITE
- LOVE
NYT Strands today (game #669) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #669) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #669) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #669, are…
- BOLD
- STRONG
- AROMATIC
- SMOOTH
- NUTTY
- BITTER
- VELVETY
- SPANGRAM: COFFEE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I’m sure I wasn’t the only person to think that today’s search would be related to famous people called Joe, rather than the many types of COFFEE.
I saw the spangram first today and was thrown slightly by its shortness – a one-word snake was a rarity at the tail end of 2025.
The search did pose some difficulties and it took me a while to pick out NUTTY and BITTER.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, December 31, game #668)
- SPIN
- WHIRL
- CIRCLE
- ORBIT
- PIROUETTE
- ROTATE
- SPANGRAM: ROUNDANDROUND
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.
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