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 9 (Game #616).
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 #617) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… A case of the Mondays
NEW Strands Today (Game #617) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- FREE
- TIDE
- GAME
- FRAME
- TOAST
- RENT
NEW Strands today (game #617) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #617) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 3rd 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 #617) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #617, are…
- ACCOUNTANT
- CLERK
- LEADER
- RECEPTIONIST
- AIDE
- SPANGRAM: OFFICE JOB
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I had two hits from the late 1970s running through my head when I played this game. The first was the Boomtown Rats’ classic I don’t like Mondayswhich was a little macabre in retrospect, but something I used to sing to myself while trudging through homework on a Sunday night.
The second song was Martha and The Muffins’ small town anthem Echo Beachwith its chorus of “From nine to five I have to spend my time at work / My job is very boring, I am an office assistant” – something I can relate to in my former life as a boring office worker.
Of all the OFFICE JOBS we searched for today, RECEPTIONIST has to be the most fun, especially if you have a computer screen that doesn’t face your co-workers—so you can dream of being back in Echo Beach without your nosy co-workers knowing what you’re up to.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, November 9, Game #616)
- ENTRY
- SPELLBIND
- HYPNOTIZE
- PRISONERS
- SPANGRAM: CHARMEDIMSURE
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.
