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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, November 19 (Game #626).
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 #627) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is…Busy People Buzz
NYT Strands today (game #627) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PLATEAU
- SPORE
- HARE
- HEAD
- CUTE
- DEAR
NYT Strands today (game #627) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #627) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 7th row
Last side: right, 5th 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 #627) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #627, are…
- RUMOR
- GOSSIP
- REPORT
- Hearsay
- SPANGRAM: SPREAD THE WORD
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
The theme left no doubt about what we were looking for, but after understanding RUMOR and GOSSIP fairly quickly, I hit a wall and so I figured it out.
My clue word, REPORT, opened hearsay and I immediately saw the words “spread” and “word”, although it took me until the end of the game to join them with “the” to make the spangram.
Having the last word was a real joy. What a beautiful word SCUTTLEBUTT is – it’s worth doing that search to find it alone – and certainly a word that should return to common parlance. All this impertinent talk about spilling tea and spreading dirt is just nonsense.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, November 19, Match #626)
- IMAM
- RABBI
- PROPHET
- BUDDHA
- MONK
- PRIEST
- SPANGRAM: RELIGIOUS FIGURES
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.
