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 Saturday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, November 22 (Game #629).
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 #630) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Sweet tooth
NYT Strands Today (Game #630) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- THREADS
- BEAD
- OXIDE
- DILL
- DOLL
- TRIAD
NYT Strands today (set #630) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #630) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, third column
Last side: top, fourth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #630): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #630 are…
- NERDS
- POINTS
- STAR BUST
- CUMSHOTS
- QUECHAMACALLIT
- SPANGRAM: CANDYAISLE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 tracks
Strands has included some enormously long spangrams in the past, but I’m pretty sure WHATCHAMACALLIT is the longest play word ever created. Let me know if you remember a longer one.
The theme gave the game away, but it still took me a while to understand the spangram since I saw “candybrands” first and had to go back to get CANDYAISLE later in the game.
This was actually a pretty complicated game for those of us outside of the US, so I had to use a couple of hints to get started before finding a candy I knew in STARBURST (previously known as Opal Fruits in Europe).
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Saturday, November 22, game #629)
- TIGERS
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEARS
- BULLDOGS
- SPANGRAM: sports equipment
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.
