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’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 22 (Game #629).
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 #630) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Sweet Tooth
NYT Strands today (game #630) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STRIPS
- END
- RUST
- DILL
- DOLL
- TRIAD
NYT Strands today (game #630) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #630) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 4th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #630) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #630, are…
- NERDS
- POINTS
- STARBUSTE
- RUNTS
- WHAT IS THIS
- SPANGRAM: CANDYAISLE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
Strands has included extremely long spangrams in the past, but I’m pretty sure WHATCHAMACALLIT is the longest game word ever. Let me know if you remember a longer one.
The theme betrayed the game, but it still took me a while to get the spangram because I saw “candybrands” first and had to go back to get CANDYAISLE later in the game.
This was actually a pretty tricky game for those of us outside the US, so I had to use a few tricks to get started before touching a candy I knew from STARBURST (formerly known as Opal Fruits in Europe).
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday November 22, Match #629)
- TIGERS
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEAR
- BULLDOGS
- SPANGRAM: SPORTSTEAM
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.
