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 21 (Game #719).
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 #720) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is … xxxxx
NEW Strands Today (Game #720) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MATH
- FLAP
- DATA
- FADE
- SODA
- CLOSED
NEW Strands today (game #720) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NEW Strands today (game #720) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #720) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #720, are…
- FLAME
- PARADE
- FLAG
- ATHLETE
- ANTHEM
- MEDAL
- SPANGRAM: CLOSING CEREMONY
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The Olympic flame is extinguished today — before it is lit again for the start of the Paralympic Winter Games in 12 days.
Today’s spangram mimicked the shape of an Olympic torch (or possibly someone on a skeleton, it’s hard to tell) and included the many rituals that go into a typical CLOSING CEREMONY or medal presentation.
A notable absence from this search was speeches – something that is a bit too much at Olympic ceremonies, which, like today’s spangrams, are unnecessarily long.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, February 21, Game #719)
- HOPS
- BARLEY
- WATER
- MALT
- TASTE
- YEAST
- SUGAR
- WHEAT
- SPANGRAM: HOME BREW
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.
