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 25 (game #724).
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 #725) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Watch the attitude!
NYT Strands today (game #725) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TEACH
- CLASS
- CREPT
- SHEEN
- DUES
- STAIN
NYT Strands today (game #725) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #725) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 2nd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #725) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #725, are…
- CHEEKY
- CUTE
- SASSY
- PERT
- IMPUDENT
- SAUCY
- FRESH
- SPANGRAM: TALKINGBACK
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
“Watch the attitude!” sounds like the sort of thing a teacher would say to a disruptive pupil, which is possibly why the first words I found were non-game ones for “teach” and “class”.
After abandoning my school-based search, I discovered CHEEKY and navigated the board hunting for synonyms.
The corner that included SAUCY and FRESH was the only section where I struggled — if I had seen these words first I would have been pretty confused.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, February 25, game #724)
- PROBE
- ROVER
- SATELLITE
- LANDER
- MODULE
- ORBITER
- SPANGRAM: SPACECRAFT
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.
