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 30 (game #637).
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 #638) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… On the ice
NYT Strands today (game #638) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHOCK
- MORE
- BOSS
- ROAM
- TONIC
- SICK
NYT Strands today (game #638) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #638) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: top, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #638) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #638, are…
- SKATES
- PUCK
- STICKS
- GOALS
- SCOREBOARD
- ZAMBONI
- SPANGRAM: HOCKEYRINK
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
From the theme, my first thought was SKATES – but it wasn’t until I got PUCK that I realized that this was a hockey-themed search.
After getting the STICKS and GOALS answers, I hit the limit of my hockey knowledge but thankfully got SCOREBOARD. This just left ZAMBONI – a word I had not heard of until today, but I have since learned is the brand name of the machine that cleans the rink.
I had thought that my dreams of being involved in professional sports were over, but now that I know that the job of zamboni driver exists… although as someone who struggles with reverse parking, I’m not sure that I’d qualify.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, November 30, game #637)
- LIONS
- ANTS
- GEESE
- COWS
- PRIDE
- FLOCK
- ARMY
- HERD
- SPANGRAM:INITTOGETHER
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.
