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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, November 11 (Game #618).
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 #619) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… How Confusing
NYT Strands today (game #619) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- GRIND
- MOUSSE
- CONNECTION
- SAND
- BURGERS
- CRUEL
NYT Strands today (game #619) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #619) – 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, 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 #619) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #619, are…
- THROUGH
- DOWN
- BY LINE
- CLUES
- GRID
- ANSWERS
- NUMBERS
- SPANGRAM: CROSSWORDS
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
After first receiving ACROSS and then the spangram, I had no doubt about what words we were looking for today – although I was delighted to find “burgers” among the non-gaming words.
This seems like a near-perfect Strands to me – not too difficult and not too easy, with a subject that all puzzlers will find amusing and some interesting word choices.
Plus, it wasn’t until I played this game that I realized how many different elements there are in a CROSSWORD, so that made me appreciate them all the more…
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, November 11, Match #618)
- HARE
- TORTOISE
- MOUSE
- LION
- CRANE
- BULL
- WOLF
- GNAT
- SPANGRAM: FABLEDPAIR
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.
