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 15 (game #622).
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 #623) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Around it goes
NYT Strands today (game #623) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- CRASS
- FLEA
- HALT
- TONE
- FOLD
- POLL
NYT Strands today (game #623) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #623) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #623) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #623, are…
- FOIL
- SCARF
- STOLE
- FLATBREAD
- CELLOPHANE
- SHAWL
- SPANGRAM: THATSAWRAP
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
My first thought was that we would be looking for things that go in circles, like roundabouts or motorsport tracks, but after getting FOIL while searching for non-game words I then thought it was about things wrapped around cardboard tubes.
My mind was changed when I landed the spangram and then SCARF and I realized it was more about wrapping in general.
Ah well, sometimes you’ve got to roll with it.
