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 Hints and Answers for Sunday, November 30 (Game #637).
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 #638) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the ice
NEW Strands Today (Game #638) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SHOCK
- MORE
- BOSS
- ROAM
- TONIC
- ILL
NEW Strands today (game #638) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #638) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 1st column
Last page: top, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #638) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #638, are…
- JOKING
- PUK
- STICK
- GOAL
- Scoreboard
- ZAMBONI
- SPAN FRAME: HOCKEY RINK
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
From the theme, my first thought was SKATES – but it wasn’t until I got PUCK that I realized this was a hockey themed search.
After getting the STICKS and GOALS answers I hit the limit of my hockey knowledge but luckily got SCOREBOARD. This just left ZAMBONI – a word I hadn’t heard of until today but I’ve since learned is the brand name of the machine that cleans the rink.
I had thought my dreams of being involved in professional sports were over, but now that I know the zamboni driver job exists… although as someone who struggles with reverse parking, I’m not sure I would qualify.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, November 30, Game #637)
- LIONS
- ANTS
- GEESE
- QUEUES
- PRIDE
- FLOCK
- ARMY
- FLOCK
- SPANGRAM: TOGETHER
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.
