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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, November 13 (Game #620).
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 #621) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Discreet, Elusive
NYT Strands today (game #621) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STATE
- DUO
- TUNA
- HEALTHY
- LIAR
- END
NYT Strands today (game #621) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #621) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 6th column
Last side: top, 3rd 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 #621) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #621, are…
- FADE OUT
- NEBULOUS
- TENUOUS
- SUBTLE
- DISCREET
- SPANGRAM: BARELY THERE
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
After a long series of fairly easy games, Strands turned in the opposite direction, with another tricky search and a hard-to-spot spangram.
The top left corner is usually the key to whether I’m fast or not and today’s blank had me navigating around the board until I found something vaguely ‘inconspicuous and elusive’.
Luckily, after I passed out, the word NEBULOUS revealed itself before my eyes and I was on my way – or so I thought.
Having trouble finding other words that fit the theme, I went looking for non-gaming words and took a clue to possibly help me limp to the finish line.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, November 13, Thu #620)
- SPRAY
- RUB
- STAIN
- BLEACH
- SOAK
- STEAM
- BLEACH
- SPANGRAM: DETACHED
What is 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.
