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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 29 (Game #636).
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 #637) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Group membership
NEW Strands Today (Game #637) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- ASCOT
- TOES
- CABINET
- RAIN
- SHEET
- RIFLE
NEW Strands today (game #637) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NEW Strands today (game #637) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #637) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #637, are…
- LIONS
- ANTS
- GEESE
- QUEUES
- PRIDE
- FLOCK
- ARMY
- FLOCK
- SPANGRAM: TOGETHER
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
It wasn’t until I had completed the list of animals that I realized this was a pair game where one half of the search matched the other.
All very clever – but this was not a game without its frustrations. I needed a hint to get started and struggled to see the spanframe until the end of the game.
No matter when I got there in the end. Plus the inclusion of the word GEESE made me play my favorite song of the year, Taxesby the band of the same name. It is magnificent. I’d like to think that was secretly the whole reason for today’s search.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, November 29, Game #636)
- WHEEL
- PULLEY
- AXEL
- SCREW
- LEVER
- WEDGE
- AIRPLANE
- SPANGRAM: SIMPLEMACHINE
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.
