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, February 14 (Game #713).
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 #714) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… “Now I get it!”
NEW Strands Today (Game #714) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GREAT
- FLOCK
- THEME
- SAVE
- DATE
- CURVE
NEW Strands today (game #714) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #714) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 1st column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #714) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #714, are…
- UNDERSTANDING
- APPREHEND
- FATHOM
- UNDERSTAND
- REALIZE
- SPANGRAM: SEETHELIGHT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Zs in words where we’d have Ss – as in today’s REALISÉ – is a problem for Strands players in the UK, but that’s no excuse for my slow play today (it’ll have a bit more to do with the hangover I’m getting).
“Now I get it!” are the words I often say to myself when I finally UNDERSTAND today’s theme, but I absolutely did not get it today and took a hint after finding half a dozen non-play words.
The word GRAB helped me, um, grasp the search at hand, although I’d argue that I might have fit this game better than GRAB – but then my fields of perception are decidedly blurred.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, February 14, Game #713)
- EMBRACE
- SNUGGLE
- TASTE
- PICK
- SMILE
- MUG
- SPANGRAM: HUG KISS
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.
