Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 14 (game #713).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #714) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… “Now I get it!”
NYT Strands today (game #714) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- GREAT
- HERD
- THEME
- SPARE
- DATE
- GRAPH
NYT Strands today (game #714) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #714) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #714) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #714, are…
- GRASP
- APPREHEND
- FATHOM
- UNDERSTAND
- REALIZE
- SPANGRAM: SEETHELIGHT
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
Zs in words where we would have Ss – as in today’s REALIZE – is an issue for Strands players in the UK, but that’s no excuse for my slow play today (that’ll have a bit more to do with the hangover I’m nursing).
“Now I get it!” are the words I often say to myself when I finally UNDERSTAND the day’s theme, but I absolutely did not get it today and took a hint after finding half a dozen non-game words.
The word GRASP helped me, erm, grasp the search at hand although I’d argue comprehend may have fitted better in this game than APPREHEND – but then my fields of perception are decidedly blurred.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, February 14, game #713)
- EMBRACE
- SNUGGLE
- SMACK
- PECK
- SMOOCH
- CUDDLE
- SPANGRAM: HUGSANDKISSES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
