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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 19 (game #718).
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 #719) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… True grit
NYT Strands today (game #719) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SPRIG
- HANDY
- SCAPE
- SHAVER
- SPEAR
- BRAVE
NYT Strands today (game #719) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #719) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #719) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #719, are…
- HARSH
- COARSE
- ROUGH
- SCRATCHY
- PRICKLY
- ABRASIVE
- SPANGRAM: SANDPAPER
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
Stupidly, I thought today’s theme was to do with western movies. Demonstrating how off-course I was, I found sand and paper as non-game words, not thinking for a second to put them together.
Thankfully, a hint sent me in the right direction and I was able to find the many words describing an uneven surface.
If this collection of words — not all of which could be applied to SANDPAPER — made you feel uncomfortable you are not alone and might suffer from trypophobia, the fear of rough, bumpy, or hole-filled surfaces. I’ll be using that excuse next time I need to do some sandpapering.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, February 19, game #718)
- IDEA
- HYPOTHESIS
- CONCEPT
- POSTULATE
- THEORY
- NOTION
- SPANGRAM: EUREKA
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.
