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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, November 10 (Game #617).
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 #618) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Aesop’s animals
NEW Strands Today (Game #618) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BLUE
- SCRUB
- SOAP
- LATE
- PAIL
- STICK
NEW Strands today (game #618) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #618) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #618) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #618, are…
- HARE
- TORTOISE
- MOUSE
- LION
- CRANE
- BULL
- WOLF
- MOSQUITO
- SPANGRAM: FABLEDPAIR
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Of all Aesop’s fables, the one that has stuck with me the most since childhood has been THE TORTOISE & THE HARE – although it’s often the version with Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle that I think of the most.
When I was a marathon runner—a spectacularly slow one—I often thought of Cecil as I floated past the faster runners who had passed me earlier but were reduced to walking the last few miles.
And now, as a cyclist, I can’t help thinking the same, but about motorists who are so eager to pass someone on two wheels, but then get caught at one of London’s thousands of traffic lights (there is a 20km/h speed limit in central London, so the difference between car and cycle traffic is small).
Anyway, I digress, a fun game this and one where I tried to find the couples – a plan that fell apart more or less immediately as I had no idea what fable the crane contained.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, November 10, Game #617)
- ACCOUNTANT
- CLERK
- LEADER
- RECEPTIONIST
- AIDE
- SPANGRAM: OFFICE JOB
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.
