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 Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, October 27 (Game #603).
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 #604) – Track #1 – Today’s Topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… What was written
NYT Strands Today (Game #604) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- WORSE
- READ
- WOOD
- HIDE
- HEAR
- LIFER
NYT Strands today (set #604) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #604) – 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, 4th column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #604): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game #604 are…
- DRAFT
- FILL OUT
- GRAPHITE
- CEDAR WOOD
- PENCIL SHARPENER
- ESPANGRAM: PENCILMEIN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
I had trouble with today’s search, mainly because I had the wrong idea about what “The Writing” referred to.
After getting a lot of non-game words, I found ERASER and REFILL while circling the game, and the penny finally dropped. Seeing the word “pencil” and it not turning pale blue was an enigma. It took me finding a keyword, GRAPHITE, and then having just the spangram on the board to find it.
Until today I had never thought about the wood that pencils are made from, but since then I learned that they preferred CEDAR WOOD because it sharpens easily.
However, I have also discovered the heated debate over the future of pencils due to the unsustainability of cedar and the threat of plastic and springs.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, October 27, Game #603)
- AMULET
- POTION
- CHARM
- WAND
- INCANTATION
- BOILER
- SPANGRAM: MAGICIAN
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.
