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, October 27 (Game #603).
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 #604) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Writing things
NEW Strands Today (Game #604) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- WORSE
- READ
- WOOD
- HIDE
- HEAR
- LIFE
NEW Strands today (game #604) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #604) – 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 #604) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #604, are…
- ERASER
- FILLING
- GRAPHITE
- CEDAR TREE
- SHARPENING
- SPANGRAM: PENCIL MEN
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I struggled with today’s search, mainly because I got the wrong idea of what the “Writing thing” was referring to.
After getting lots of non-game words, I found ERASER and REFILL as I circled the game and the crown finally dropped. Seeing the word “pencil” and it not turning light blue was a puzzle. It took me getting a hint word – GRAPHITE – and then I only had the spanframe left on the board before I could find it.
Until today I had never thought about what wood pencils are made of, but I have since learned that CEDARWOOD was preferable as it sharpens easily.
However, I have also discovered the raging debate about the future of pencils due to the unsustainability of cedar and the threat posed by plastics and springs.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, October 27, Game #603)
- THE AMULET
- POTION
- CHARM
- SAFE
- INCANTATION
- BOILER
- SPANGRAM: Sorcery
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.
