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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, November 12 (game #619).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #620) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Out, damned spot!
NYT Strands today (game #620) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BOAT
- LOOK
- SHAME
- LATE
- RUDE
- BOOKS
NYT Strands today (game #620) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #620) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #620) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #620, are…
- SPRAY
- SCRUB
- BLOT
- LAUNDER
- SOAK
- STEAM
- BLEACH
- SPANGRAM: STAINREMOVAL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
It possibly says a lot about me that I whizzed through yesterday’s crosswords-themed Strands but labored to get to the end of this cleaning-based search. Regardless, I do think this was a particularly difficult game.
“Out, damned spot!” was a curious theme and one that initially made me wondering if I was missing a pop-culture reference – a line from 101 Dalmatians perhaps?
Even after getting SPRAY, SCRUB and BLOT the penny didn’t drop and it took me a hint to move forward. I also found the spangram more difficult to find than usual. Rather like cleaning chores, I couldn’t wait for it to all be over.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, November 12, game #619)
- ACROSS
- DOWN
- BYLINE
- CLUES
- GRID
- ANSWERS
- NUMBERS
- SPANGRAM: CROSSWORD
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.
