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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday, February 9 (Game #708).
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 #709) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s on the house
NEW Strands Today (Game #709) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MORE
- BLIND
- STICK
- POST
- COMB
- BRINY
NEW Strands today (game #709) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #709) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: right, 1st row
Last page: left, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #709) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #709, are…
- STONE
- WOOD
- BRICK
- COMPOSITE
- VINYL
- STUCCO
- SPAN FRAME: SIDE MATERIAL
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
We all have our YouTube rabbit holes and one of mine is home improvement – repairing and building.
It’s not motivated by an interest in home repairs, more an interest in saving money, but I think it helped me navigate today’s difficult search.
I found the spanframe first – it was hard to miss – but after that I got a little stuck, so I got a hint to move on. STONE, WOOD and MULDNED I was left with the most difficult words, which fortunately were now easy to find.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, February 9, Game #708)
- THE TRACK
- LUGGAGE
- SECURITY
- PASSPORT
- PILOT
- TARMAC
- SPANGRAM: AIRPORTS
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.
