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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, January 27 (game #695).
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 #696) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Zen state
NYT Strands today (game #696) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CLUE
- BLUE
- FINED
- TASTE
- SLIDE
- FENDER
NYT Strands today (game #696) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #696) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #696) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #696, are…
- RELAX
- FOCUS
- BREATHE
- NOTICE
- LISTEN
- MEDITATE
- SPANGRAM: MINDFULNESS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The very first word I thought of in terms of a “zen state” was RELAX – and thanks to that letter X it was not exactly a hard word to find.
Next I thought about MINDFULNESS, very much a buzzword of our current age, all about slowing down and being more in tune with the world around us.
I once started reading a book about zen meditation, but the fact that I only started it and was far too impatient to read more than a few pages possibly illustrates where I sit on the MINDFULNESS scale. That said, I really do like to BREATHE. I try to do it every day.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, January 27, game #695)
- SPOT
- BLUE
- BANDIT
- CHAMP
- SCOUT
- ROVER
- SCRUFFY
- BUDDY
- SPANGRAM: HEREBOY
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.
