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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, November 21 (game #628).
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 #629) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Ivy League
NYT Strands today (game #629) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BURKA
- SPURS
- BLEAT
- MAILER
- SQUARE
- START
NYT Strands today (game #629) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #629) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #629) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #629, are…
- TIGERS
- CRIMSON
- QUAKERS
- LIONS
- BEARS
- BULLDOGS
- SPANGRAM: SPORTSTEAM
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Even though I had no clue about today’s theme I found it super easy to find all the various teams beginning with TIGERS, which was conveniently placed at the bottom of the square.
My guess was that we were looking for the names of SPORTSTEAMS affiliated with Ivy League colleges, something that’s not really very well known here in the UK where I’m based.
It was interesting to see a couple of unique nicknames amid the usual ferocious animals in QUAKERS, associated with the athletic teams from the University of Pennsylvania, and CRIMSON, which is associated with the team from Hogwarts…
… and Harvard.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, November 21, game #628)
- ALIGN
- PIVOT
- DISRUPT
- LIAISE
- SCALE
- IDEATE
- SPANGRAM: CORPORATESPEAK
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.
