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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, February 4 (Game #703).
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 #704) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Kvint-essentiel
NEW Strands Today (Game #704) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- SIE
- STEAL
- FROM
- VIBES
- SALON
- SLOW
NEW Strands today (game #704) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #704) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #704) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #704, are…
- CITIES
- SENSES
- OCEANS
- VOWELS
- TOES
- DAYS OF THE WEEK
- SPANGRAM: GIVEMEFIVE
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The theme gave things away today with its “quintessential” pun, although I originally thought we might be looking for five-letter words instead of things that are five of.
Seeing BOROUGHS put an end to this idea and instantly triggered memories of the Beastie Boys’ track For the 5 districts. SENSES, meanwhile, automatically made me think of the movie The sixth sense. OCEANS and VOWELS I got to thinking about other famous five things, but I don’t think I would ever have arrived at TOES or WEEKDAYS.
My favorite five item item is the Olympic rings, which with the Winter Games starting tomorrow would have been a nice touch – but difficult to fit in.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, February 4, Game #703)
- COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
- DICE
- GAME
- MINIATURE
- PUZZLE
- MODEL
- SPANGRAM: HOBBYSHOP
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.
