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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, November 16 (Game #623).
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 #624) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Paw Patrol
NEW Strands Today (Game #624) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- EAT
- CAUSE
- REVISE
- RING
- RENT
- ADULT
NEW Strands today (game #624) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #624) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #624) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #624, are…
- GUIDE
- SERVICE
- GUARD
- FIRING
- THERAPY
- SAVE
- SPANGRAM: WORKING DOGS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
My first inkling upon seeing the “paw patrol” theme was that we would be looking for a variety of animals with paws, but after finding “dogs” and it coming up as a non-play word, I had to reconsider. It wasn’t until later that I realized this was only part of the WORKINGDOGS spanframe.
I managed to get going after seeing GUIDE and SERVICE, but it wasn’t until a hint gave me GUARD that I understood what we were looking for.
After completing this list, it got me thinking about how many different roles working dogs have in the human world, and this search didn’t even include the most famous dog job of all – solving mysteries and eating Scooby snacks.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, November 16, Game #623)
- FOIL
- SCARF
- STEAL
- FLAT BREAD
- CELLOPHANE
- SHAWL
- SPANGRAM: THE SAW BLADE
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.
