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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday, October 31 (Game #607).
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 #608) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… It’s not polite to lick your plate
NEW Strands Today (Game #608) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- PUT
- GOLD PLATED
- TABLE
- CLASS
- PURSE
- FATAL
NEW Strands today (game #608) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #608) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th column
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #608) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #608, are…
- DELICIOUS
- DELICIOUS
- TASTY
- DELICIOUS
- SPANGRAM: GOOD TASTE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
There were only four words and a spangram in today’s game, but we had to work hard to find them; At least I did!
After finding half a dozen non-play words and mistakenly thinking our task was to find words associated with good manners, I took a hint and DELICIOUS set me on my way.
It took me many attempts at different spellings, but I finally found SCRUMPTIOUS – a word whose most famous appearance is in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song Really delicious – make it much easier TASTY and DELICIOUS.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, October 31, Game #607)
- SKULL
- FEMU
- FIBULA
- ULNA
- RADIUS
- STERNUM
- HUMERUS
- FRAME: SKELETON
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.
