NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, November 28 (game #635)

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background
(Image credit: New York Times)
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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, November 27 (game #634).

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 #635) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is… If all else fails …

NYT Strands today (game #635) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

  • SHOW
  • TIDY
  • BUGLE
  • SLEW
  • WEAK
  • LAKE

NYT Strands today (game #635) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 9 letters

NYT Strands today (game #635) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: right, 3rd row

Last side: left, 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 #635) - the answers

NYT Strands answers for game 635 on a blue background

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #635, are…

  • COIN
  • FOUNTAIN
  • LADYBUG
  • STAR
  • DANDELION
  • EYELASH
  • SPANGRAM:MAKEAWISH

  • My rating: Hard
  • My score: 1 hint

The theme was pretty vague, so uncertain of the kind of words I was looking for I collected non-game words and took a hint.

After getting COIN I immediately spotted FOUNTAIN and originally thought we were searching for pairs of words after seeing the spangram MAKEAWISH.

There is an incredible number of things we consider as bringing us luck and by turns bad luck.

I can remember spending hours looking for a four-leaf clover as a child, believing this would be my pathway to a fortuitous life.

Equally I am cursed with believing in dozens of signs of bad luck and cannot pass a magpie without saying hello, can’t spill salt without tossing some over my shoulder, and will walk into oncoming traffic rather than under a ladder.


Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, November 27, game #634)

  • LIFE
  • FRIENDS
  • FAMILY
  • FOOD
  • COMMUNITY
  • WORK
  • HEALTH
  • SPANGRAM: THANKFUL

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.

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