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 21 (Game #628).
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 #629) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is…Ivy League
NYT Strands today (game #629) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BOURKA
- SPURS
- BLEAT
- SENDER
- SQUARE
- TO START
NYT Strands today (game #629) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #629) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 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 #629) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #629, are…
- TIGERS
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEAR
- BULLDOGS
- SPANGRAM: SPORTSTEAM
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Even though I had no idea what today’s theme was, I found it very easy to find all the different teams starting with the TIGERS, who were conveniently placed at the bottom of the square.
I guess we were looking for the names of SPORTSTEAMS affiliated with Ivy League colleges, something that’s not really that well known here in the UK, where I’m based.
It was interesting to see some unique nicknames among the usual fierce animals in QUAKERS, which is associated with the University of Pennsylvania sports teams, and CRIMSON, which is associated with the Hogwarts team…
…and Harvard.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, November 21, Match #628)
- ALIGN
- PIVOTE
- DISTURB
- CONNECTION
- LADDER
- IDEA
- SPANGRAM: BUSINESS TALK
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.
