Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle pops up 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, November 21 (Game #628).
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 #629) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Ivy League
NEW Strands Today (Game #629) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BURKA
- TRACKING
- BLADE
- SQUARE
- START
NEW Strands today (game #629) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #629) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd 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 #629) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #629, are…
- TIGER
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEARS
- BULL DOG
- SPANGRAM: SPORTS TEAM
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Even though I had no idea about today’s theme, I found it super easy to find all the different teams that begin with TIGERS, which were conveniently located at the bottom of the square.
My guess was that we were looking for the names of SPORTSTEAMS associated with Ivy League colleges, something that isn’t really well known here in the UK where I’m based.
It was interesting to see a few unique nicknames among the usual ferocious animals in QUAKERS, associated with the University of Pennsylvania athletic teams, and CRIMSON, associated with the team from Hogwarts…
… and Harvard.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, November 21, Game #628)
- ALIGN
- PIVOT
- INTERRUPT
- CONNECTION
- SCALE
- IDEAS
- SPANGRAM: CORPORATESPEAK
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’re struggling to beat it every day.
