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 Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, November 10 (game #617).
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 #618) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Aesop's animals
NYT Strands today (game #618) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BLUE
- SCRUB
- SOAP
- LATE
- PAIL
- RISE
NYT Strands today (game #618) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #618) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 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 #618) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #618, are…
- HARE
- TORTOISE
- MOUSE
- LION
- CRANE
- BULL
- WOLF
- GNAT
- SPANGRAM: FABLEDPAIR
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Of all of Aesop’s Fables the one that has stuck with me most since childhood has been the TORTOISE & The HARE – although it is often the version featuring Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle that I think of the most.
When I was a marathon runner – a spectacularly slow one – I’d often think of Cecil as I floated by those speedier runners who had passed me by earlier, but who were reduced to walking the final few miles.
And now, as a cyclist, I can’t help but think the same but about car drivers who are so eager to get past anyone on two wheels but who are then caught at one of London’s thousands of traffic lights (there’s a 20mph speed limit in central London, so the difference between car and cycle traffic is slim).
Anyway I digress, a fun game this and one where I tried to find the pairs – a plan that came apart more or less immediately, as I had no idea what fable the crane featured in.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, November 10, game #617)
- ACCOUNTANT
- CLERK
- MANAGER
- RECEPTIONIST
- AIDE
- SPANGRAM: OFFICEJOBS
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.
