Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If instead you are looking for the Tuesday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, November 4 (Game #611).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #612) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… The Butterfly Effect
NYT Strands Today (Game #612) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LIAR
- HOME
- DEAN
- chia
- EXCELLENT
- CLASSIC
NYT Strands today (set #612) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
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 board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, seventh row
Last side: right, seventh row
Well, 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 number 612 are…
- CHRYSALIS
- CATERPILLAR
- HATCH
- EMIGRATE
- MILKWEED
- SPANGRAM: MONARCHS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
The migration of MONARCHS from Canada and the northern states of the US is one of the wonders of the natural world and one of those Strands games that had me reading Wikipedia and downloading podcasts afterwards in an attempt to learn more.
The first cycle ends about now, with millions of butterflies arriving in central Mexico before beginning again in the spring, when those 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 that will make the resulting butterflies toxic to birds, a wonderful self-preservation trick.
Anyway, I digress, finding CHRYSALIS in the top left corner was an easy start, but in other words it was more of a challenge: not as big of a challenge as a small insect traveling 3,000 miles, but a bit exhausting for a Wednesday morning trip.
Top marks also for a butterfly-shaped spangram.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, November 4, Game #611)
- JAWS
- MILK
- HEAT
- CLUE
- CARS
- BABY
- HELMET
- DUNE
- SPANGRAM: FOUR LETTERS MOVIES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
