Looking for another day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – meaning some people are always playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s”. If you’re looking for a Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Hints and Answers for Friday, November 7 (Game #614).
Strands is the latest word game from the NYT, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be tricky though, so read my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #615) – Clue #1 – Today’s Thread
What is the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Knock Knock!
NYT Strands Today (Game #615) – Clue #2 – Clue Words
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
NYT Strands Today (Game #615) – Clue #3 – Spagram Letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands Today (Game #615) – Clue #4 – Spangram Position
What two sides of the board does today’s spangram affect?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 3rd row
Yes, the answers are below, so DO NOT CLICK ON IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #615) – Answers
The answers to today’s Strands Game #615 are…
- PORTAL
- ENTRY
- THE GATE
- DOOR OPENING
- AVOID
- THE THRESHOLD
- SPANGRAM: LETMEIN
- My rating: It’s hard
- My score: Perfect
I’m glad I didn’t use any hints today because it was far from an easy search, with a few words that were hard to find (I beat out “door” and “door” before finally getting DOORWAY).
The phrase “knock, knock” is usually answered with “who’s where?”, but after a quick sequence of PORTAL, ENTRANCE and GATE at the top of the board, I realized we weren’t looking for anything to do with jokes.
Although the spangram got pretty quickly after my first blast, I was struggling with the bottom half of the board and it took me a while to realize that we were looking for INGRESS and THRESHOLD on our way to glory.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, November 7, Game #614)
- SAMBA
- TANGO
- SALSA
- TEHANA
- MARYACHI
- REGGAETON
- SPANGRAM: LATIN MUSIC
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is a not-so-new word game from the NYT after Wordle and Connections. He is now a full member of the NYT game stable, which has been running for a year and can be played on NYT games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips on how to solve it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat every day.
