Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears 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 the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 1 (Game #608).
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 #609) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go the distance
NEW Strands Today (Game #609) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- STAR
- DRAMA
- RENT
- STONE
- TRAIN
- MARKET
NEW Strands today (game #609) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #609) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #609) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #609, are…
- START
- PACE
- END
- RUNNING
- HYDRATION
- TIME GUARD
- SPANGRAM: MARATHON
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’ve run a MARATHON about a dozen times, but I’ve only actually run three. This was mainly due to injuries, confirming the widespread belief that the hardest part of a marathon is getting to the start line in one piece rather than the race itself.
Today’s Strands was a bit easier – nice of NEW to put START in the position where many of us start our searches – but it didn’t remind me of dragging my angry legs around the streets of London as I somehow defied the odds and completed 26.2 miles.
The hardest word to find was HYDRATION, a key component of endurance sports that is often overlooked – although I wouldn’t recommend the beer I had in one race once. That said, it may have been the potato chips I brought that slowed me down more.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, November 1st, Game #608)
- DELICIOUS
- DELICIOUS
- TASTY
- DELICIOUS
- SPANGRAM: GOOD TASTE
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 struggle to beat it every day.
