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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, November 1 (game #608).
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 #609) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Go the distance
NYT Strands today (game #609) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- STAR
- DRAMA
- RENT
- STONE
- TRAIN
- MARKET
NYT Strands today (game #609) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #609) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #609) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #609, are…
- START
- PACE
- FINISH
- RUNNER
- HYDRATION
- TIMEKEEPER
- SPANGRAM: MARATHON
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I’ve entered to run in a MARATHON about a dozen times, but I’ve only actually taken part in three. Mainly that was due to injuries, confirming the widely held belief that the hardest thing about a marathon is getting to the start line in one piece, rather than the race itself.
Today’s Strands was a good deal easier – nice of the NYT to put START in the position where many of us start our searches – but it didn’t remind me of dragging my angry legs around the streets of London as I somehow defied the odds and completed 26.2 miles.
The hardest word to find was HYDRATION, a key component to endurance sport that’s often overlooked – although I wouldn’t recommend the beer I had in one race once. That said, it may have been the potato chips I had with it that slowed me down more.
