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Need help with Strands #679? Here are some hints and the answers

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Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #679 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #679.

Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #679 is... "Yay!!!"

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Reacting to good news".

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • BOYS
  • HOPE
  • TAME
  • MOOSE
  • PATE
  • HUGS
  • HATE
  • BREAM

Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts and ends with 'T'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's THATSGREAT.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #679?

Drumroll, please...

  • HUZZAH
  • HOORAY
  • YIPPEE
  • WHOOPEE
  • BOOYAH
  • AWESOME

Strands #679

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Strands #679

“Yay!!!”

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Hi Strands fans. I'm not sure if anyone will be reading today, as I got through today's puzzle without a single misstep. Not only did I use no clues, but there were no incorrect connections on my way to a speedy win.

That double 'Z' on the left set me on the right track right away, as I connected HUZZAH to kick things off. I then found HOORAY above it, followed by YIPPEE below.

That gave the outline of the spangram. THATSGREAT was spelt from top to bottom, leaving me with just three answers on the right to find.

Only the last one gave me any trouble. WHOOPEE was in the top-right corner, with BOOYAH below it.

That just left the anagram of SEOEMWA to unpick, which briefly stopped me in my tracks. But then I figured it out, connecting AWESOME to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #678.

Strands #678

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  • TOMORROW
  • LATER
  • SOON
  • SHORTLY
  • EVENTUALLY

...and the spangram was PROCRASTINATOR.

Strands #678

“If not now, when?”

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Hi Strands fans. A topic I'm a bit of an expert in, today: procrastination.

I wouldn't have figured it out too quickly, if I hadn't seen TOMORROW on the second row from the bottom. That allowed me to spell PROCRASTINATOR backwards in the gap to give me the spangram and a clear idea of the theme.

Now it was just a case of looking for other terms about putting things off. I found LATER in the top-right corner, followed by SOON spelt backwards diagonally from the right side to the middle.

I then found SHORTLY to its left, leaving EVENTUALLY spelt backwards in the space directly above SOON to complete the puzzle.

Alan Martin
Alan Martin

Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. He also handles all the Wordle coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game for the last several years in an effort to keep his streak forever intact.

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