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 #664 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #664.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #664 is... "If you ask me..."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What do you think?"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- VICE
- COIN
- PINT
- STOOP
- NOPE
- TREE
- MINT
- POINT
- VOICE
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 'M' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's MYTWOCENTS.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #664?
Drumroll, please...
- OPINION
- TAKE
- VIEWPOINT
- OUTLOOK
- PERSPECTIVE
...and the spangram was MYTWOCENTS.
Strands #664
“If you ask me ...”
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Hi Strands fans. With a theme like "If you ask me...", it seemed likely that today's puzzle would be about OPINION. And sure enough, I found that word in the top-left corner to get started.
I then spotted TAKE in the top-right corner, and the gap between the two answers looked like a prime spot for the spangram. Following the letters down, I was able to spell out the phrase MYTWOCENTS to split the board in two.
I then found VIEWPOINT underneath TAKE on the right-hand side, which left OUTLOOK below that. That meant I just had to connect PERSPECTIVE 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 #663.
- PIZZA
- LUNCH
- GIFT
- TOOL
- TACKLE
- BALLOT
- MATCH
- SHOE
...and the spangram was BOXINGDAY.
Strands #663
“Please hold”
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Hi Strands fans. While today's theme isn't especially helpful, the inclusion of an 'X' and two 'Z's certainly is.
Right away, I used the former for the spangram of BOXINGDAY across the middle of the board, and the latter two in PIZZA in the bottom-right corner, and I was away.
What do these two words have in common? Boxes. So I began looking for things associated with that, finding LUNCH in the top-right corner, and GIFT nestled to its left.
I then spotted TOOL and TACKLE immediately underneath the spangram, which allowed me to complete the bottom half with BALLOT.
Two answers were left to locate in the top-left corner. I found MATCH spelt backwards first, which just left SHOE in the gap to finish things up.
