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 4 (Game #611).
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 #612) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The Butterfly Effect
NYT Strands today (game #612) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LIAR
- HOME
- DEAN
- CHIA
- GREAT
- CLASSIC
NYT Strands today (game #612) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #612) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 7th row
Last side: right, 7th 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 #612) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #612, are…
- CHRYSALIS
- CATERPILLAR
- TRAP
- EMIGRATE
- MILK
- SPANGRAM: MONARCHS
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
The migration of MONARCHS from Canada and the northern states of the United States is one of the wonders of the natural world and one of those Strands games that had me reading Wikipedia and downloading podcasts afterward in an attempt to learn more.
The first cycle ends around now, with the arrival of millions of butterflies in central Mexico before resuming in the spring when these same MONARCHS will fly north in search of milkweed – the only plant on which they lay their eggs and the only plant that the caterpillars will eat and which will make the resulting butterflies toxic to birds, a wonderful self-preservation trick.
Anyway, I digress, finding CHRYSALIS in the upper left corner was an easy start, but the other words were more of a challenge – not as big as a small insect traveling 3,000 miles, but a bit of a pain for a Wednesday morning commute.
Excellent marks also for a butterfly-shaped spangram.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday November 4, Thu #611)
- JAWS
- MILK
- HEAT
- HINT
- CARS
- BABY
- PONTOON
- DUNE
- SPANGRAM: QUATRELETTERMOVIES
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.
