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, October 26 (Game #602).
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 #603) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Witch way?
NEW Strands Today (Game #603) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- WOOD
- CRAM
- RANT
- ROAR
- DIME
- NATION
NEW Strands today (game #603) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NEW Strands today (game #603) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #603) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #603, are…
- THE AMULET
- POTION
- CHARM
- SAFE
- INCANTATION
- BOILER
- SPANGRAM: Sorcery
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
This game wasn’t really “tricky”, but it felt fitting since we’re in a spooky season and today’s spangram was WITCHCRAFT.
In fact, this round was very light on tricks. Remember when we had a rainbow themed edition of threads with each word highlighted in a different color? I was expecting something similar here, maybe the words MAGIC disappeared before our eyes? Or at least a hint of purple and yellow.
This was not my only disappointment. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person who discovered “Dracula” first, only to discover that not only was it in the game, but it also didn’t qualify as a non-game word. Curses on all your rusty wagons.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, October 26, Game #602)
- Pumpkin
- CORN
- LEAVES
- SOCCER
- HARVEST
- MANUFACTURES
- SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
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.
