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 #625, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #625.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #625 is... "All mixed up".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "In need or organization".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- MARBLE
- FLUSHED
- HATED
- RAMBLE
- MODEL
- SLUM
- BLAMED
- CHAFF
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 'O' and ends with 'R'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's OUTOFORDER.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #625?
Drumroll, please...
- JUMBLED
- MUDDLED
- SCRAMBLED
- CHAOTIC
- SHUFFLED
...and the spangram was OUTOFORDER.
Strands #625
“All mixed up”
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Hi Strands fans. Now this was a fun puzzle! Just the right level of difficulty, it had me jumping all over the board as I found new answers, without much time decoding the theme ("All mixed up" is hard to misinterpret).
I first found JUMBLED in the top-left corner, before spotting MUDDLED diagonally opposite. I then headed north to find SCRAMBLED in the top right, having previously come close by finding "marbled" there.
By covering the entire top of the board, I now knew I was looking for a horizontal spangram. I could see the word "order" on the right so tried to think of a way to extend it into a common phrase. Eventually it came to me: OUTOFORDER.
Two answers were left to find, both in the bottom half. I first found CHAOTIC just below the spangram, and that just left SHUFFLED in the bottom-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #624.
- 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.
