Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you are looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, February 4 (Game #703).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #704) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Quintessential
NYT Strands today (game #704) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SIEVE
- STOLE
- FROM
- ATMOSPHERE
- LIVING ROOM
- SLOW
NYT Strands today (game #704) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #704) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 6th column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #704) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #704, are…
- DISTRICTS
- SENSE
- OCEANS
- VOWELS
- TOES
- DAYS OF THE WEEK
- SPANGRAM: GIVE ME FIVE
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
The theme revealed some things today with its “quintessence” pun, although at first I thought maybe we were looking for five-letter words rather than things with five letters in them.
Seeing BOROUGHS put that notion to rest and immediately triggered memories of the Beastie Boys track. In the 5 districts. SENSES, for its part, automatically made me think of the film The sixth sense. OCEANS and VOWELS I got them by thinking of five other famous things, but I don’t think I would ever have arrived at toes or days of the week.
My favorite, with five elements, are the Olympic rings, which, given that the Winter Games start tomorrow, would have been a nice touch – but difficult to fit in.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, February 4, Game #703)
- COLLECTOR’S OBJECT
- OF THE
- GAME
- MINIATURE
- PUZZLE
- MODEL
- SPANGRAM: LEISURE WORKSHOP
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
