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 the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 22 (Game #629).
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 #630) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Sweet tooth
NEW Strands Today (Game #630) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- BEACH
- STUMP
- RUST
- DIL
- DOLL
- TRIAD
NEW Strands today (game #630) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #630) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #630) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #630, are…
- NERDS
- DOTS
- STAR BUST
- AROUND
- WHATCHAMACALLIT
- SPANGRAM: CANDYAISLE
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
Strands have included some hugely long spans in the past, but I’m pretty sure WHATCHAMACALLIT is the longest actual pun ever. Let me know if you can remember any longer.
The theme gave the game away, but it still took me a while to get the spanram as I saw “candybrands” first and had to go back to get CANDYAISLE later in the game.
This was actually a pretty difficult game for us outside the US, so I had to use a few hints to get started before I beat a candy I actually knew in STARBURST (formerly known as Opal Fruits in Europe).
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, November 22, Game #629)
- TIGER
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEARS
- BULL DOG
- SPANGRAM: SPORTS TEAM
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.
