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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, December 1 (game #638).
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 #639) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the web
NYT Strands today (game #639) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- NEST
- HUMAN
- CULT
- SHIP
- STALE
- SPIN
NYT Strands today (game #639) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #639) – 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 #639) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #639, are…
- JUMPING
- HOUSE
- HUNTSMAN
- WIDOW
- RECLUSE
- TARANTULA
- SPANGRAM: SPIDERS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I once had a severe allergic reaction to a bite from a variety of RECLUSE spider when on a trip to Venice. This caused my legs to swell and left me with what looked like large bruises. In Italy they call them violin spiders, which makes them sound quite talented.
Anyway, I digress. It probably says a lot about our modern age that my first thought on seeing the theme of “on the web” was the internet, rather than SPIDERS. Even after getting JUMPING, I was thinking “what’s that got to do with websites?”
A hint gave me HOUSE and I was finally on my way, feeling something of a fool after seeing the spangram.
Incidentally, did you know that a JUMPING spider can leap 50 times its body length, That’s the equivalent of a human jumping to the top of an eight-storey building.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, December 1, game #638)
- SKATES
- PUCK
- STICKS
- GOALS
- SCOREBOARD
- ZAMBONI
- SPANGRAM: HOCKEYRINK
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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