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 Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 7 (game #706).
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 #707) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Make it fancy
NYT Strands today (game #707) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHARP
- STICK
- CLAP
- GLOVE
- SLOG
- CRISP
NYT Strands today (game #707) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands today (game #707) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 2nd column
Last side: bottom, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #707) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #707, are…
- OLIVE
- CHERRY
- SHRIMP
- TWIST
- CELERY
- SPRIG
- SPANGRAM: COCKTAILGARNISH
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I knew I was in trouble after getting six non-game words without a clue as to what today’s theme was about.
A hint gave me OLIVE, but it took me a little while to twist it into a word despite it being just five letters long. At this point I thought the search must be for hors d’oeuvres and fancy party snacks.
After getting CHERRY I finally got it and worked my way around the board gathering other cocktail fancies, including the spectacular spangram in the shape of a cocktail glass – chin, chin.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, February 7, game #706)
- DULL
- MUNDANE
- DREARY
- TIRESOME
- HUMDRUM
- SPANGRAM: WATCHINGPAINTDRY
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.
