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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, November 3 (Game #610).
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 #611) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… MOVIE
NYT Strands today (game #611) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SOAK
- CARTEL
- FROM
- COST
- RACE
- TROVE
NYT Strands today (game #611) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 16 letters
NYT Strands today (game #611) – 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 #611) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #611, are…
- JAWS
- MILK
- HEAT
- HINT
- CARS
- BABY
- PONTOON
- DUNE
- SPANGRAM: QUATRELETTERMOVIES
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
It’s always a pleasure to get a “perfect!” » pop-up, even if it’s for easy play.
Here, the four-letter theme meant minimal work, while the spangram was a simple top-to-bottom affair despite its extraordinary length.
What was challenging was trying to find non-gaming words that had more than four letters. The best ones I got were “cartel” and “trove”. I wonder if Strands will be a five-letter movie tomorrow?
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, November 3, Thu #610)
- WENT
- WALK
- STAY
- HOME
- ROAST
- BEEF
- NONE
- SPANGRAM: THIS LITTLE PIG
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.
