Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, November 7 (Game #614).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #615) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Knock, knock!
NYT Strands today (game #615) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STORE
- HOLDER
- FLOW
- STORE
- LETTER
- HORSE
NYT Strands today (game #615) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #615) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 3rd row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #615) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #615, are…
- PORTAL
- ENTRANCE
- GRID
- DOOR
- ENTRANCE
- THRESHOLD
- SPANGRAM: LETMEIN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I’m glad I didn’t use any clues today, as it was a far from simple search, with several difficult words to find (I typed in “door” and “doors” before finally getting DOORWAY).
The phrase “knock, knock” is usually answered “who’s where?” “, but after placing PORTAL, ENTRANCE and GATE successively at the top of the board, I knew we weren’t looking for anything to do with jokes.
Although I got the spangram pretty quickly after my initial burst, I struggled with the bottom half of the board and it took me a while to realize that we were looking for INGRESS and THRESHOLD on our path to glory.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, November 7, Game #614)
- SAMBA
- TANGO
- SALSA
- TÉJANO
- MARIACHI
- REGGAETON
- SPANGRAM: LATIN MUSIC
What are NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
