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 #627, as well as the answers, should it come to that.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #627.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #627 is... "Busybody buzz".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Word of mouth".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- DATE
- CUTER
- PRAYS
- GROSS
- HARES
- HEADS
- WATERS
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 'S' and ends with 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's SPREADTHEWORD.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #627?
Drumroll, please...
- SCUTTLEBUTT
- GOSSIP
- RUMOR
- HEARSAY
- REPORT
...and the spangram was SPREADTHEWORD.
Strands #627
“Busybody buzz”
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Hi Strands fans. I found today's puzzle nice and easy, chiefly because I saw the word SCUTTLEBUTT spelt along the bottom of the board right away.
That made it clear that today's Strands was about terms for GOSSIP - a word I then found in the top-right corner. RUMOR was to its left.
I could see the word "spread" near the bottom, and correctly intuited this to be part of the spangram, spelling SPREADTHEWORD back and forth across the board from right to left and back again.
Two answers were still at large, both immediately above the spangram. HEARSAY was on the right, with REPORT to its left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #626.
- 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.
