Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Friday, October 24 (Game #600).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #601) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… What a transformation!
NEW Strands Today (Game #601) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SKIN
- SPROUT
- GO
- HEEL
- SCAN
- HANG
NEW Strands today (game #601) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #601) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 2nd row
Last page: left, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #601) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #601, are…
- WEREWOLF
- VAMPIRE
- SKINWALKER
- CHANGE
- SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
There were only five words to find today, but it was far from easy.
I found my first three mythical creatures while looking for non-game words to get a hint. In the case of SKINWALKER, it came after seeing “skin” and then “walker” separately.
It was more or less the same with SHAPESHIFTERS appearing out of nowhere and transforming into a spangram snake.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, October 24, Game #600)
- STONE
- BRONZE
- SPACE
- INFORMATION
- IRON
- INDUSTRIAL
- SPANGRAM: HISTORY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
