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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday February 13 (Game #712).
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 #713) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… XOXOXO
NEW Strands Today (Game #713) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- CHILDREN
- SNAKE
- Poop
- LADY
- SPEC
- SKIM
NEW Strands today (game #713) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #713) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 5th column
Last page: bottom, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #713) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #713, are…
- EMBRACE
- SNUGGLE
- TASTE
- PICK
- SMILE
- MUG
- SPANGRAM: HUG KISS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Well, there was no surprise about today’s theme, although they may have overdone it with the XOs, nor many twists and turns in the search.
In fact, the hardest part of this round was searching for non-game words for this column.
Anyway, Happy Valentine’s Day to you all, I hope you get all the SNUGGLES and PECKs your heart desires.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, February 13, Game #712)
- DIAGRAM
- VIDEO
- MODEL
- INFOGRAPHIC
- DIAGRAM
- PHOTO
- SPANGRAM: VISUALAIDS
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.
