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 #675 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #675.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #675 is... "Open wide".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Have you been cleaning them twice a day?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FORCE
- RUDER
- MINED
- MINTS
- SOILS
- MOIST
- FOIL
- MISTS
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 with 'D' and ends with 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's DENTISTSOFFICE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #675?
Drumroll, please...
- TOOTHBRUSH
- FLOSS
- DRILL
- MIRROR
- FLUORIDE
...and the spangram was DENTISTSOFFICE.
Strands #675
“Open wide”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice easy one today, after a few on the bounce that I've struggled with. "Open wide" is automatically associated with trips to the dentist in my mind, so it didn't take me long to crack this puzzle wide open.
Indeed, I spotted TOOTHBRUSH in the bottom-right corner straight away, followed by FLOSS and DRILL at the top.
This left a gap for the tail-end of the spangram, which I eventually connected as DENTISTSOFFICE, neatly spelled in the shape of a dentist's chair.
Just two words were left to find in the bottom half. MIRROR was in the nook created by the spangram, which just left FLUORIDE in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #674.
- BIRD
- KITE
- DRONE
- BALLOON
- ROCKET
- AIRPLANE
...and the spangram was DEFYINGGRAVITY.
Strands #674
“Look up!”
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Hi Strands fans. I must have some kind of New Year's hangover, as I really struggled with this pretty simple puzzle today.
"Look up!" isn't exactly tricky, and while I saw the word "gravity" along the right-hand side, I couldn't tell how to connect it until I used two clues.
These revealed BIRD and KITE in the middle, which neatly guided the shape of the spangram: DEFYINGGRAVITY.
Thankfully it was pretty much plain sailing after that: just name things that fly or float. I found DRONE in the top-right corner, with BALLOON to its left to complete the top half.
The bottom section, meanwhile, was completed with ROCKET on the left and AIRPLANE on the right.
