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 Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, February 13 (Game #712).
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 #713) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… XOXOXO
NYT Strands today (game #713) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- CHILDREN
- SNAKE
- MUD
- LADY
- STAIN
- BROWSE
NYT Strands today (game #713) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #713) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: at the top, 5th column
Last side: bottom, 3rd 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 #713) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #713, are…
- TO KISS
- Snuggle up
- SLAM
- PICK
- SMOKING
- CUDDLY
- SPANGRAM: Hugs and kisses
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Well, there were no surprises in today’s theme, although they may have overdone it with the XOs, and not many twists and turns in the research either.
In fact, the hardest thing about this round was looking up non-gaming words for this column.
Either way, Happy Valentine’s Day to you all, I hope you get all the SNUGGLE and PECK your heart desires.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, February 13, Game #712)
- CHART
- VIDEO
- MODEL
- INFOGRAPHICS
- DIAGRAM
- PHOTO
- SPANGRAM: VISUAL AIDS
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.
