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 the Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, November 20 (Game #627).
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 #628) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strand’s theme is… Heard at the board meeting
NEW Strands Today (Game #628) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DORK
- SPORT
- USED
- TRAVEL
- DICE
- CONE
NEW Strands today (game #628) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #628) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 5th 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 #628) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #628, are…
- ALIGN
- PIVOT
- INTERRUPT
- CONNECTION
- SCALE
- IDEAS
- SPANGRAM: CORPORATESPEAK
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
Back then, I once found myself on the board of a short-lived, dysfunctional startup that had somehow managed to screw up an investment from a couple of gullible billionaires.
During that time, I attended lots of meetings where words like DISRUPT and IDEATE were thrown around – without anyone really knowing what they meant.
Eventually I realized that it didn’t matter what they meant; just that they made the person saying them sound like they knew what they meant.
Anyway, I digress. Let’s talk about today’s Strands. Despite my knowledge of CORPORATESPEAK, I struggled to get going and picked up a few tips.
ALIGN and PIVOT got me going, but I found it hard to get all my buzzwords in line.
By the way, if you’re ever in a meeting and you hear someone say PIVOT, you’re in big trouble. This usually means that the company is headed for bankruptcy.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, November 20, Game #627)
- RUMOR
- GOSSIP
- REPORT
- HEARING
- SPAN FRAME: SPREADTHORD
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.
