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 Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday, February 11 (Game #710).
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 #711) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Sink or swim
NEW Strands Today (Game #711) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GRATE
- SLAUGHTER
- GIVE
- TAKE
- POSIT
- CAST
- HIV
NEW Strands today (game #711) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #711) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #711) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #711, are…
- PIVOT NUMBER
- RISKY
- CRITICAL
- CRUCIAL
- SUBSIDIARY
- SPANGRAM: HIGHSTAKES
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: 1 tip
I’m sure people who spend their lives going to marketing meetings are very familiar with the kind of high performance language in this game, but it kind of wore me out. Usually with Strands, once I start the search, the momentum carries me forward and I work my way around the letters and find all the words.
Today was different. After watching PIVOTAL and RISKY, I had a good idea of what the theme meant, but I was still struggling to find other words.
Fortunately, a hint gave me CRITICAL, which helped me see “stake” and then “high” to form the HIGHSTAKES span frame.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, February 11, Game #710)
- PECAN
- FILBERT
- PISTACHIO
- ALMOND
- CASHEW
- MACADAMIA
- SPAN FRAME: GONUTS
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.
