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 Hints and Answers for Sunday, February 22 (Game #721).
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 #722) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Strike a chord
NEW Strands Today (Game #722) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TOAD
- BREAK
- TANK
- BONG
- THE TRIED
- RANK
NEW Strands today (game #722) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NEW Strands today (game #722) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 4th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #722) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #722, are…
- BRIDGE
- BODY
- GRIP WIDTH
- NECK
- MAIN STOCK
- PEGS
- CORD
- SPANGRAM: GUITAR
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The first thing I thought of when I saw the theme “strike a chord” was of course GUITAR and there was that bang lurking in the middle of the board.
So our search was for the various parts that make up the instrument from BODY to PEGS. By the way, am I being picky (no pun intended) by complaining that PEGS is plural but STRING (is singular) — you wouldn’t get much out of a tune or being able to “strike a chord” with one STRING.
Anyway, I digress. The hardest part of today’s game was finding some words that weren’t games.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, February 22, Game #721)
- FLAME
- PARADE
- FLAG
- ATHLETE
- ANTHEM
- MEDAL
- SPANGRAM: CLOSING CEREMONY
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.
