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 #623, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #623.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #623 is... "Around it goes".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Wrapped up tight".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- PHONES
- POLLER
- HERB
- BARE
- WASTE
- CRASS
- WALL
- SCARE
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 'T' and ends with 'P'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's THATSAWRAP.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #623?
Drumroll, please...
- FOIL
- SCARF
- SHAWL
- STOLE
- CELLOPHANE
- FLATBREAD
...and the spangram was THATSAWRAP.
Strands #623
“Around it goes”
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Hi Strands fans. Today's puzzle made me feel very stupid indeed. I just couldn't fathom what the theme of "Around it goes" referred to until I had used no fewer than three clues.
The first of these revealed FOIL, and the second SCARF. It was only after a third showed SHAWL that I realized these are all things that can be wrapped up. This is something that was confirmed when I found STOLE under my own steam.
I was then able to get the spangram of THATSAWRAP, which was unusually placed at the very bottom of the board.
Two answers were left to find, but because they were the longest words on the grid, they took me a little while to locate. Eventually I was able to unpick CELLOPHANE on the left and FLATBREAD on the right to complete a very tricky puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #622.
- SPECTACLES
- BINOCULARS
- GLASSES
- GOGGLES
- LENSES
...and the spangram was EYETOEYE.
Strands #622
“We can see right through them”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. The first thing that struck me about today's board was the sheer density of the letter 'E'. There were ten of them, meaning that 'E's made up just over 20% of the whole board.
The theme made it pretty clear that this would be about eyes in some capacity, and I found SPECTACLES in the bottom-right corner to kick things off.
That helped me get the spangram of EYETOEYE, which cleared enough space in the top right to get my third answer of BINOCULARS.
The left-hand side was a little harder. I found GLASSES in the top-left corner, but separating the final two answers proved a bit more tough. Eventually I connected GOGGLES, which allowed me to bag LENSES above it and complete the puzzle.
