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 20 (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 NEW Strands theme is… Beer Essentials
NEW Strands Today (Game #720) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- WARM
- THE
- SURE
- WART
- SHARE
- SWAY
NEW Strands today (game #720) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NEW Strands today (game #720) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 4th 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…
- HOPS
- BARLEY
- WATER
- MALT
- TASTE
- YEAST
- SUGAR
- WHEAT
- SPANGRAM: HOME BREW
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I distinctly remember the first time I tried someone’s HOMEBREW. I was about 14 and a boy in my class had brought a flask of his homemade ale into school in a plastic bottle.
At half-time a crowd gathered to taste it, and I can still remember the horror now when, as I swallowed a mouthful, he told me he had brewed it in his bath. After visiting his home and seeing the tide mark around his bath, my mouth was filled with notes of dirt. Needless to say, that put me off beer for about 20 years. I have since recovered and realize that it is one of the greatest achievements of mankind.
Anyway, I digress. A pretty straightforward game today with HOPS and BRLEY getting me the win.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, February 20, Game #719)
- HARD
- COARSE
- ROUGH
- RADIING
- STITCHED
- ABRASIVE
- SPAN FRAME: SAND PAIR
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.
