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 1 (Game #700).
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 #701) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Formidable bunch
NEW Strands Today (Game #701) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MATURE
- FEJIER
- TOUCH
- PEACH
- DRIP
- GIRL
NEW Strands today (game #701) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #701) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #701) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #701, are…
- PENGUIN
- OSTRICH
- RHEA
- CONDOR
- PELICAN
- CASSOWARE
- SPANGRAM: BIGBIRDS
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
After first spotting the PENGUIN and OSTRICH, I first thought we were looking for flightless birds.
After hitting a blank and failing to fly myself, I took a hint and got the RHEA, not a bird I know anything about. It wasn’t until I saw the CONDOR that the ear dropped and I finally spotted the spanframe.
My last word was CASSOWARY – another bird I was unfamiliar with and one I struck out in hope rather than knowledge. All this time I felt very ignorant about this particular crowd.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, February 1st, Game #700)
- GIVE
- BONUS
- PRICE
- OFFER
- PRESENT
- DONATION
- SPANGRAM: GENEROSITY
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.
