Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, November 9 (game #616).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #617) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A case of the Mondays
NYT Strands today (game #617) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- FREE
- TIDE
- GAME
- FRAME
- TOAST
- RENT
NYT Strands today (game #617) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #617) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 7th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #617) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #617, are…
- ACCOUNTANT
- CLERK
- MANAGER
- RECEPTIONIST
- AIDE
- SPANGRAM: OFFICEJOBS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I had two late-1970s hits going through my head as I played this game. The first being the Boomtown Rats’ classic I Don’t Like Mondays, which was a bit macabre on reflection but something I used to sing to myself as I toiled through homework on a Sunday night.
The second song was Martha and The Muffins’ smalltown anthem Echo Beach, with its chorus of “From nine to five I have to spend my time at work / My job is very boring, I’m an office clerk” – something I can relate to in my former life as a bored office clerk.
Of all the OFFICEJOBS we searched for today, RECEPTIONIST has to be the most fun, especially if you have a computer screen that doesn’t face your colleagues – leaving you free to dream of being back in Echo Beach without your nosey workmates knowing what you’re up to.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, November 9, game #616)
- ENTRANCE
- SPELLBIND
- HYPNOTIZE
- CAPTIVATE
- SPANGRAM: CHARMEDIMSURE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
