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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, February 20 (game #719).
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 #720) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The beer necessities
NYT Strands today (game #720) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- WARM
- THEY
- SURE
- WART
- SHARE
- SWAY
NYT Strands today (game #720) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #720) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #720) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #720, are…
- HOPS
- BARLEY
- WATER
- MALT
- FLAVOR
- YEAST
- SUGAR
- WHEAT
- SPANGRAM: HOMEBREW
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I can remember clearly the first time I tried someone’s HOMEBREW. I was about 14 and a boy in my class had brought a flask of his homemade ale into school inside a plastic flask.
At break, a crowd gathered to taste it and I can still recall the horror now when, as I swallowed a mouthful, he told me he had brewed it in his bath. Having visited his home and seen the tide mark around his bath my mouth was filled with notes of grime. Needless to say it put me off beer for about 20 years. I’ve since recovered and realize it’s one of mankind’s greatest achievements.
Anyway, I digress. A pretty straightforward game today with HOPS and BARLEY getting me onto a winning run.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Friday, February 20, game #719)
- HARSH
- COARSE
- ROUGH
- SCRATCHY
- PRICKLY
- ABRASIVE
- SPANGRAM: SANDPAPER
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.
