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 28 (Game #635).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #636) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… What a job!
NYT Strands today (game #636) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- VASE
- LEACH
- MALE
- RAIL
- SHOUT
- TO HIRE
- CAVES
NYT Strands today (game #636) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #636) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: left, 4th 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 #636) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #636, are…
- WHEEL
- PULLEY
- AXEL
- SCREW
- LEVER
- CORNER
- PLANE
- SPANGRAM: SIMPLEMACHINE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: Perfect
I didn’t use any hints today but this game was far from easy.
This was due to two factors. The first was an unnecessarily long spangram – just the word “machine parts” would have been more appropriate – that took me a while to put together.
The second reason was that Strands always takes longer when you don’t know what you’re looking for. Regardless, going through the board I managed to find everything, as well as many non-game related words. Resisting turning them into clues was my greatest achievement.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, November 28, Match #635)
- COIN
- FOUNTAIN
- LADYBUG
- STAR
- DANDELION
- EYELASH
- SPANGRAM: TAKE A TRIP
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.
