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 Tuesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Tuesday, November 18 (Game #625).
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 #626) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Divinely inspired
NEW Strands Today (Game #626) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SURE
- MISER
- HARSH
- STIPE
- FIRE
- GIRL
- TRAVEL
- PEST
NEW Strands today (game #626) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 16 letters
NEW Strands today (game #626) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #626) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #626, are…
- IMAM
- RABBI
- PROPHET
- BUDDHA
- MONK
- PRIEST
- SPANGRAM: RELIGIOUS FIGURES
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: 1 tip
Even though I took a hint to get started, I’m classifying today’s quest as easy since it was only laziness that made me take a shortcut.
Once I got my first game word IMAM via a hint, the other words were really easy to spot without meandering or backwards directions, making for a quick game.
The reason for the easy search was the ridiculously long spanframe which occupied the center of the board and which made any fun and games impossible.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Tuesday, November 18, Game #625)
- SURPRISED
- TOTAL
- CHAOTIC
- BLOCKED
- MULLED
- SPANGRAM: WITHOUT ORDER
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.
