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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, November 12 (Game #619).
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 #620) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Out, damn place!
NEW Strands Today (Game #620) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BOAT
- SEE
- SHAME
- LATE
- RUDE
- BOOKS
NEW Strands today (game #620) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NEW Strands today (game #620) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #620) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #620, are…
- SPRAY
- SCRUB
- JUST
- WHAT
- SOFT
- STEAM
- BLEACH
- SPANGRAM: STAIN REMOVAL
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
It might say a lot about me that I breezed through yesterday’s crossword-themed Strands, but labored to get to the end of this cleaning-based search. Regardless, I think this was a particularly difficult game.
“Out, damned place!” was a curious theme, and which initially made me wonder if I was missing a pop culture reference – a line from 101 Dalmatians perhaps?
Even after SPRAY, SCRUB and BLOT the crown didn’t drop and it took me a hint to move on. I also found the spanframe harder to find than usual. Rather like cleaning tasks, I couldn’t wait for it all to be over.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, November 12, Game #619)
- OVER
- DOWN
- BYLINE
- LEADER
- GRID
- ANSWER
- NUMBER
- SPANGRAM: CROSSWORD
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.
