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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, November 6 (Game #613).
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 #614) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Encuentra el ritmo
NEW Strands Today (Game #614) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- LATIN
- TONE
- TEAR
- TAINT
- DIAGRAM
- SHINE
- GRAIL
- MUSICAL
NEW Strands today (game #614) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #614) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #614) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #614, are…
- SAMBA
- TANGO
- SALSA
- TEJANO
- MARIACHI
- REGGAETON
- SPANGRAM: LATIN MUSIC
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
It took me a while to “find the rhythm” but SAMBA hiding in the top left corner was a big help in getting me going.
After that I found the most obvious forms of LATIN MUSIC – with TANGO and SALSA coming easily – but used two hints to get closer to completion.
The longest word of the game, REGGAETON, was the hardest for me to type out, despite being a simple left to right. I’ll put it down to musical ignorance and an early start to the day.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, November 6, Game #613)
- MAGIC
- MOTOR
- WINDY
- EMERALD
- ETERNAL
- MUSIC
- GOLDEN
- SPANGRAM: NICKNAME
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.
