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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, February 17 (game #351).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc’s Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #352) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Ouch!
NYT Strands today (game #352) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SCORE
- BLEEP
- CONE
- CORNER
- SOIL
- SELL
NYT Strands today (game #352) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Deliver venom
NYT Strands today (game #352) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 3rd row
Last side: left, 7th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #352) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #352, are…
- JELLYFISH
- SPORPION
- HORNET
- PLATYPUS
- BUMBLEBEE
- SPANGRAM: STINGERS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Strands really is an education.
I knew that the PLATYPUS is a strange mammal with a duck’s bill, otter-like body and beaver-type tail. And I knew that they are unique to Australia. But I had no idea they had STINGERS too (well, the male of the species do at least).
It turns out being venomous is just one of the many remarkable features of this incredible creature – they’ve got two layers of fur, they lay eggs, they glow in the dark, they hunt using electroreception, the plural of platypus is platypus. They can complete Strands in 45 seconds without any hints. They are brilliant.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, 17 February, game #351)
- LEMON
- CANARY
- GOLDENROD
- MUSTARD
- SAFFRON
- DAFFODIL
- SPANGRAM: YELLOW
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and 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.
