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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, February 11 (game #710).
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 #711) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Sink or swim
NYT Strands today (game #711) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- GRATE
- SLACK
- GIVE
- TAKE
- POSIT
- CAST
- HIVE
NYT Strands today (game #711) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #711) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd 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 #711) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #711, are…
- PIVOTAL
- RISKY
- CRITICAL
- DECISIVE
- IMPERATIVE
- SPANGRAM: HIGHSTAKES
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
I’m sure people who spend their life going to marketing meetings are very familiar with the kind of high-achieving language in this game, but it floored me a bit. Usually with Strands once I get going with the search, momentum carries me forward and I work my way around the letters finding all the words.
Today was different. After spotting PIVOTAL and RISKY, I had a good idea what the theme meant but I still struggled to find any other words.
Fortunately, a hint gave me CRITICAL, which helped me see “stakes” and then “high” to form the HIGHSTAKES spangram.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, February 11, game #710)
- PECAN
- FILBERT
- PISTACHIO
- ALMOND
- CASHEW
- MACADAMIA
- SPANGRAM: GONUTS
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.
