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 you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, November 13 (Game #620).
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 #621) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Discreet and Elusive
NYT Strands Today (Game #621) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STATE
- DUET
- TUNA
- SANE
- LIAR
- BEAD
NYT Strands today (set #621) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #621) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, sixth column
Last side: top, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #621): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 621 are…
- WEAK
- NEBULOUS
- FAINT
- SUBTLE
- UNDERRATED
- SPANGRAM: JUST HERE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
After a long series of fairly easy games, Strands has gone in the opposite direction, with another complicated quest and a difficult to spot spangram.
The top left corner is usually the key to whether I’m fast or not, and today’s blank space had me scrolling around the board until I found something vaguely “inconspicuous and elusive.”
Fortunately, after FALLING OUT, the word NEBULOUS revealed itself before my eyes and I was on my way, or so I thought.
Struggling to think of more words that fit the topic, I went searching for non-game words and picked up a clue that would eventually help me limp to the finish line.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, November 13, game #620)
- SPRAY
- SCRUB
- STAIN
- WASH
- SOAK
- STEAM
- BLEACH
- SPANGRAM: STAIN REMOVAL
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 get through it every day.
