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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, November 20 (Game #627).
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 #628) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Heard at the Board of Directors Meeting
NYT Strands today (game #628) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BADGER
- SPORT
- SPENT
- JOURNEY
- OF THE
- CLOT
NYT Strands today (game #628) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #628) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 5th 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 #628) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #628, are…
- ALIGN
- PIVOTE
- DISTURB
- CONNECTION
- LADDER
- IDEA
- SPANGRAM: BUSINESS TALK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
At the time, I found myself on the board of directors of a short-lived and dysfunctional startup that had somehow managed to siphon off investments from a couple of gullible billionaires.
During this time, I attended many meetings where words like DISRUPTION and IDEATE were thrown around – without anyone actually knowing what they meant.
Eventually, I realized that it didn’t matter what they meant; just that they made the person saying them feel like they knew what they meant.
Anyway, I digress. Let’s talk about today’s Strands. Despite my familiarity with CORPORATESPEAK, I had trouble getting started and followed a few clues.
ALIGN and PIVOT got me moving, but I had a hard time putting all of my buzzwords together.
By the way, if you’re ever in a meeting and you hear someone say PIVOT, then you’re in big trouble. This usually means the company is heading toward bankruptcy.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, November 20, Thu #627)
- RUMOR
- GOSSIP
- REPORT
- Hearsay
- SPANGRAM: SPREAD THE WORD
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.
