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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, November 24 (Game #631).
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 #632) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Tip top
NEW Strands Today (Game #632) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SPADE
- LEATHER
- TAINT
- THANK
- MOUSE
- THIN
NEW Strands today (game #632) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #632) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 3rd row
Last page: left, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #632) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #632, are…
- ACME
- PEAK
- SUMMIT
- PINNACLE
- PEAK
- HEIGHT
- ZENITH
- SPAN FRAME: UPPER LIMIT
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I had no idea what we would be looking for from the theme so I started hoping I would find something while searching the board.
Even non-game words were hard to come by today, but I eventually found enough to give me a few hints. ACME meant nothing to me other than being the company Wile E. Coyote bought his dodgy gadgets from for his attempt to catch the Road Runner.
My next tip word APEX was more helpful and the ear finally dropped. SUMMIT, PINNACLE and PEAK came next before I finally saw the spanframe – top marks for being placed on the UPPER Boundary of today’s grid.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, November 24, Game #631)
- GROOM
- JOCKEY
- WRANGLER
- VETERINARIAN
- FARRIER
- SPANGRAM: RISTERS
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.
