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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, November 23 (Game #630).
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 #631) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Horse Riding
NYT Strands today (game #631) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SOCK
- FORM
- WRITER
- MOON
- FREE
- JOKE
NYT Strands today (game #631) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #631) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 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 #631) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #631, are…
- MARRIED
- JOCKEY
- COWBOY
- VETERINARIAN
- Farrier
- SPANGRAM: EQUESTRIAN
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I was galloping through today’s search until the last two words left me with a whole tangle of letters on the board.
VETERINARY isn’t the most obvious horse-themed word, but I almost managed to type it in the correct order before taking on the game’s second hardest challenge in FARRIER.
The word WRANGLER, used here for its EQUESTRIAN meaning, obviously made me think of the denim brand and its jeans – which were originally made to be worn in the saddle and with wider legs to slip over cowboy boots.
These were also, according to my Google searches, the jeans worn by Freddie Mercury of Queen and by Harrison Ford at his wedding. Fun facts, huh?
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, November 23, Game #630)
- NERDS
- POINTS
- STARBUSTE
- RUNTS
- WHAT IS THIS
- SPANGRAM: CANDYAISLE
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.
