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 6 (Game #613).
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 #614) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Check Out the Beat
NYT Strands today (game #614) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LATIN
- TONE
- TEAR
- STAIN
- CHART
- RAIL
- GRAIL
- MUSICAL
NYT Strands today (game #614) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #614) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 7th 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 #614) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #614, are…
- SAMBA
- TANGO
- SALSA
- TÉJANO
- MARIACHI
- REGGAETON
- SPANGRAM: LATIN MUSIC
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
It took me a while to “find the rhythm”, but SAMBA hidden in the upper left corner was a big help getting me started.
After that, I discovered the more obvious forms of LATIN MUSIC – TANGO and SALSA being easy – but I used two tricks to get closer to completion.
The longest word in the game, REGGAETON, was the hardest for me to grasp, despite the fact that it was a simple left-to-right movement. I will attribute it to musical ignorance and starting the day early.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, November 6, Thu #613)
- MAGIC
- ENGINE
- WINDY
- EMERALD
- ETERNAL
- MUSIC
- GOLDEN
- SPANGRAM: NICKNAME
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.
