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 the Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, February 15 (Game #714).
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 #715) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… The Avant-Garde
NYT Strands today (game #715) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SPORE
- KIDDING
- WORSE
- BOAT
- THING
- PINT
NYT Strands today (game #715) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #715) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
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 #715) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #715, are…
- LEAP
- ELEVATOR
- LOOP
- COMBINED
- CROSSING
- THROW
- ROTATION
- SPANGRAM: FIGURE SKATING
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Seeing a rare letter like J in the game is a big step towards getting a word, but after finding JUMP I needed some extra help, so I took a hint. LIFT also didn’t help me understand what we were looking for.
In search of non-gaming words, I discovered skating, then figure skating, and finally discovered our Winter Olympics-themed diversion.
I enjoy the Italian events, but I think there should be more multi-sport events like there are in athletics. Maybe something combining skeleton, snowboarding and curling would be successful? Plus, given the importance of their role in media coverage, they might as well organize a drone race to the top of the mountain and back.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday, February 15, Game #714)
- TO INPUT
- APPREHEND
- BREASTFEED
- TO UNDERSTAND
- REALIZE
- SPANGRAM: SEE LIGHT
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.
