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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, February 15 (Game #714).
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 #715) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… The cutting edge
NEW Strands Today (Game #715) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TRACK
- JOKE
- WORST
- BOAT SEAT
- THING
- PINT
NEW Strands today (game #715) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #715) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
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 #715) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #715, are…
- SKIP
- ELEVATOR
- LOOP
- COMBO
- CROSS
- THROW
- SPIN
- SPANGRAM: FIGURE SHOOTING
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
Seeing a rare letter like J in the game is a big leg up to get a word, but after finding JUMP I need more help so I got a hint. LIFT also didn’t help me understand what we were looking for.
On a search for more words that weren’t games, I discovered skating, then FIGURE SKATING and finally caught our Winter Olympics theme.
I enjoy the events from Italy but I think there should be more multi-sport events like there are for athletics. Maybe something that combined the skeleton, snowboarding and curling would be a hit? Also, given how big a role they play in coverage, they might as well have a drone race to the top of the mountain and back.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, February 15, Game #714)
- UNDERSTANDING
- APPREHEND
- FATHOM
- UNDERSTAND
- REALIZE
- SPANGRAM: SEETHELIGHT
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.
