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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, February 10 (game #709).
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 #710) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Crack and snack
NYT Strands today (game #710) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- FINE
- MITRE
- CANE
- STUCCO
- MAST
- SOLD
NYT Strands today (game #710) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #710) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #710) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #710, are…
- PECAN
- FILBERT
- PISTACHIO
- ALMOND
- CASHEW
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: GONUTS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
With the advances in plant-based milks it feels as if nuts are going through a golden age at the moment (what a time to be alive!) but there always seems to be one particular nut that’s grabbing the health limelight.
A while back it was walnuts, which were said to help reduce the risk of heart disease, then it was the ALMOND and its versatility for baking. Right now, largely due to the hype surrounding Dubai Chocolate, it’s the PISTACHIO.
At the start of this game, the theme left me blank and after finding half a dozen non-game words I took a hint to get me started – PECAN, which was quickly followed by the spangram and then a straightforward hunt for nuts.
Today’s search featured many of the main players in the nut world, but FILBERT was a new one to me; here in the UK as we only know them as hazelnuts and the key ingredients of the world’s finest food product, Nutella.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, February 10, game #709)
- STONE
- WOOD
- BRICK
- COMPOSITE
- VINYL
- STUCCO
- SPANGRAM: SIDINGMATERIAL
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.
