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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, November 16 (Game #623).
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 #624) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Paw Patrol
NYT Strands today (game #624) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DINNER
- CAUSE
- REVISE
- RING
- TO HIRE
- CULTIVATED
NYT Strands today (game #624) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #624) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th 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 #624) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #624, are…
- GUIDE
- SERVICE
- GUARD
- BREEDING
- THERAPY
- RESCUE
- SPANGRAM: WORKING DOGS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
My first intuition upon seeing the “Paw Patrol” theme was that we were looking for a variety of animals with paws, but after I found “dogs” and that word came up as a non-playful word, I had to rethink. It was only later that I realized it was just part of the WORKINGDOGS spangram.
I managed to get started after seeing GUIDE and SERVICE, but it wasn’t until a hint gave me GUARD that I understood what we were looking for.
After completing this list, it got me thinking about the many different roles that working dogs play in the human world and that research didn’t even include the most famous canine job of all: solving mysteries and eating Scooby snacks.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday November 16, match #623)
- FOIL
- SCARF
- STOLE
- FLAT BREAD
- CELLOPHANE
- SHAWL
- SPANGRAM: IT’S SAWRAP
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.
