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.
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 #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.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, November 1, game #608)
- DELICIOUS
- SCRUMPTIOUS
- FLAVORFUL
- DELECTABLE
- SPANGRAM: GOOD TASTE
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.
