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 Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, November 19 (Game #626).
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 #627) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Busy Buzz
NYT Strands Today (Game #627) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TRAY
- SPORE
- HARE
- HEAD
- NICE
- DEAR
NYT Strands today (set #627) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #627) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, seventh 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 #627): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 627 are…
- RUMOR
- GOSSIP
- REPORT
- RUMORS
- SPANGRAM: SPREAD THE WORD
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
The topic left little doubt as to what we were looking for, but after receiving RUMORS and GOSSIP fairly quickly, I hit a wall so I took a hint.
My keyword, REPORT, opened HEARSAY and I immediately saw the words “propagation” and “word”, although it took me until the end of the game to match them with “the” to form the spangram.
Saying the last word was a joy. What a great word SCUTTLEBUTT is (worth doing this search to find it on its own) and definitely one that should return to common language. All this bold talk of spilling tea and throwing dirt is just rumors.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, November 19, game #626)
- MAGNET
- RABBI
- PROPHET
- BUDDHA
- MONK
- PRIEST
- SPANGRAM: RELIGIOUS FIGURES
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.
