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 Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, November 10 (Game #617).
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 (set #618) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Aesop’s Animals
NYT Strands Today (Game #618) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BLUE
- SCRUB
- SOAP
- LATE
- CUBE
- RAISE
NYT Strands today (set #618) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #618) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: bottom, fifth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #618): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #618 are…
- HARE
- TORTOISE
- MOUSE
- LION
- CRANE
- BULL
- WOLF
- MOSQUITO
- SPANGRAM: FABLEDPAIR
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Of all Aesop’s fables, the one that has had the greatest impact on me since childhood has been the TORTOISE and THE HARE, although it is usually the version starring Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle that I think about the most.
When I was a marathon runner – a spectacularly slow one – I often thought of Cecil as I floated past those faster runners who had passed me before, but who were forced to walk the last few miles.
And now, as a cyclist, I can’t help but think the same thing, but about car drivers who are so eager to overtake anyone on two wheels but then get stuck at one of London’s thousands of traffic lights (there’s a 20mph speed limit in central London, so the difference between car and cycle traffic is minimal).
Anyway, I digress, this is a fun game and one where I tried to find the pairings, a plan that fell apart more or less immediately as I had no idea in which fable the crane appeared.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Monday, November 10, game #617)
- COUNTER
- CLERK
- MANAGER
- RECEPTIONIST
- ASSISTANT
- SPANGRAM: OFFICE JOBS
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.
