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 20 (Game #627).
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 #628) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Heard at board meeting
NYT Strands Today (Game #628) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- idiot
- SPORT
- SPENT
- JOURNEY
- DICE
- CLOT
NYT Strands today (set #628) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #628) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #628): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #628 are…
- ALIGN
- PIVOT
- INTERRUPT
- LIAISE
- SCALE
- DEVISE
- SPANGRAM: CORPORATE SPEECH
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 tracks
In the past, I once found myself as a board member of a short-lived, dysfunctional startup that had somehow managed to steal some investments from a couple of gullible billionaires.
During that time, I attended many meetings where words like DISRUPT and IDEATE were thrown around, without anyone really knowing what they meant.
Finally, I realized that what they meant didn’t matter; It’s just that they made the person saying them seem like they knew what they meant.
Anyway, I digress. Let’s talk about today’s Strands. Despite my familiarity with CORPORATESPEAK, I had a hard time getting started and followed a couple of suggestions.
ALIGN and PIVOT got me going, but I found it difficult to get all my buzzwords in a row.
By the way, if you’re ever in a meeting and you hear someone say PIVOT, then you’re in big trouble. It usually means that the company is headed toward bankruptcy.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Thursday, November 20, game #627)
- RUMOR
- GOSSIP
- REPORT
- RUMORS
- SPANGRAM: SPREAD THE WORD
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.
