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 7 (Game #614).
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 #615) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Knock, knock!
NEW Strands Today (Game #615) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SHOP
- HOLDER
- CURRENT
- CRAM
- LETTER
- HORSE
NEW Strands today (game #615) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NEW Strands today (game #615) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 3rd row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #615) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #615, are…
- PORTAL
- ENTRY
- GATE
- DOORWAY
- ENTRANCE
- THRESHOLD
- SPANGRAM: LETMEIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I’m glad I didn’t use any hints today, as this was a far from straightforward search, with several hard-to-find words (I tapped “door” and “doors” before finally getting DOORWAY).
The phrase “knock, knock” is usually answered with “who’s where?”, but after getting PORTAL, ENTRANCE and GATE in quick succession at the top of the board I knew we weren’t looking for something to do with jokes.
Despite getting the spanram pretty quickly after my first burst, I struggled with the bottom half of the board and it took me a while to figure out that we were looking for INGRESS and THRESHOLD on our way to glory.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, November 7, Game #614)
- SAMBA
- TANGO
- SALSA
- TEJANO
- MARIACHI
- REGGAETON
- SPANGRAM: LATIN MUSIC
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.
