Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #626, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #626.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #626 is... "Divinely inspired".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Spiritual teachers".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BARES
- FOILS
- DARES
- GRIPES
- FOIST
- PROP
- STIR
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'R' and ends with 'S'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's RELIGIOUSFIGURES.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #626?
Drumroll, please...
- BUDDHA
- PROPHET
- PRIEST
- MONK
- IMAM
- RABBI
...and the spangram was RELIGIOUSFIGURES.
Strands #626
“Divinely inspired”
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Hi Strands fans. With a theme like "Divinely inspired", today's puzzle was always going to be religion-adjacent, and so it proved to be.
I first found BUDDHA in the top-right corner, followed by PROPHET diagonally opposite.
PRIEST was directly below BUDDHA, which helped shape the spangram, which was RELIGIOUSFIGURES connected across two lanes in the middle of the grid from bottom to top. I was then able to join up MONK in the bottom-right corner.
Two answers were left to find on the left-hand side. IMAM was at the top, with RABBI below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #625.
- GUARD
- RESCUE
- THERAPY
- GUIDE
- HERDING
- SERVICE
...and the spangram was WORKINGDOGS.
Strands #624
“Paw patrol”
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Hi Strands fans. Annoyed that I used a clue today, especially as I saw the majority of the spangram right away. I thought it was going to be "kingdogs" - my slightly infantile term for large canine breeds - but obviously it was actually WORKINGDOGS.
Anyway, the clue revealed GUARD along the bottom which put me on the right track, allowing me to link the correct spangram across the middle of the board.
It also neatly cordoned off RESCUE and THERAPY in the bottom left and bottom right corners respectively to complete the lower section.
The top half was a little trickier. After I found GUIDE in the top-left corner, I had to untangle two longer words. Eventually I found HERDING in the top right, which just left SERVICE to in the middle to complete the puzzle.
