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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 8 (Game #615).
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 #616) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… How Enchanting!
NEW Strands Today (Game #616) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- CLEAN
- TRIAD
- HATE
- SMITE
- PACE
- BOX
- DEEP
NEW Strands today (game #616) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #616) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 6th column
Last page: top, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #616) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #616, are…
- ENTRY
- SPELLBIND
- HYPNOTIZE
- PRISONERS
- SPANGRAM: CHARMEDIMSURE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
It took me a long time for a round with only four game words. Partly it was because I didn’t really understand the theme, which always makes the search more difficult.
The other tricky aspect of today’s game was a 13-letter spangram that I couldn’t see even after getting ENTRANCE, SPELLBIND, HYPNOTIZE, and CAPTIVATE.
I hope it was more enchanting for you than it was for me.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, November 8, Game #615)
- PORTAL
- ENTRY
- GATE
- DOORWAY
- ENTRANCE
- THRESHOLD
- SPANGRAM: LETMEIN
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.
