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 8 (Game #615).
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 #616) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… How lovely!
NYT Strands Today (Game #616) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- PURE
- TRIAD
- HATE
- HURT
- PASSED
- BOX
- DEEP
NYT Strands today (set #616) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #616) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, sixth column
Last side: top, sixth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #616): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #616 are…
- ENTRANCE
- BEWITCHED
- HYPNOTIZE
- CAPTIVATE
- SPANGRAM: CHARMEDIMSURE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
This took me a long time for a round with only four words of the game. Part of this was because I didn’t understand the topic very well, which always makes searching difficult.
The other tricky aspect of today’s game was a 13-letter spangram that I couldn’t see even after getting ENTRY, SPELL, HYPNOTIZE, and CAPTIVATE.
I hope it was more charming for you than it was for me.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Saturday, November 8, game #615)
- PORTAL
- ENTRANCE
- DOOR
- DOOR
- INCOME
- LIMIT
- SPANGRAM: LETMEIN
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.



