Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for the Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, January 31 (Game #699).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #700) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… It’s a gift
NEW Strands Today (Game #700) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SNUG
- DIRTY
- SNOW
- WAIT
- GROAN
- SNORE
NEW Strands today (game #700) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #700) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #700) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #700, are…
- GIVE
- BONUS
- PRICE
- OFFER
- PRESENT
- DONATION
- SPANGRAM: GENEROSITY
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Although I don’t need any hints, I rate this game as hard because it took me so long to find all the words.
Part of the difficulty was that all the words – with the exception of GRANT – read from right to left, something I still struggle with despite years of playing this game.
GENEROSITY is one of humanity’s greatest traits, but as is the case with many, if not all, of today’s buzzwords, it is all too often associated with financial generosity as opposed to the generosity of kindness – something we can all afford.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, January 31, Game #699)
- BASIS
- BASKET
- PADDLE
- FOOT
- PICKLE
- ROCKET
- VOLLEY
- SPANGRAM: GARDEN BALL
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
