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 Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, November 21 (Game #628).
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 #629) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Ivy League
NYT Strands Today (Game #629) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BURKA
- SPURS
- BLEAT
- SENDER
- SQUARE
- BEGIN
NYT Strands today (set #629) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #629) – 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, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #629): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #629 are…
- TIGERS
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEARS
- BULLDOGS
- SPANGRAM: sports equipment
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Although I had no idea about today’s topic, I found it very easy to find all the teams starting with TIGERS, which was conveniently located at the bottom of the square.
I assumed we were looking for SPORTSTEAMS names affiliated with Ivy League universities, something that isn’t really well known here in the UK where I live.
It was interesting to see a couple of unique nicknames between the usual ferocious animals in QUAKERS, associated with the University of Pennsylvania athletic teams, and CRIMSON, which is associated with the Hogwarts team…
…and Harvard.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Friday, November 21, game #628)
- ALIGN
- PIVOT
- INTERRUPT
- LIAISE
- SCALE
- DEVISE
- SPANGRAM: CORPORATE SPEECH
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.
