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’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, February 14 (Game #713).
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 #714) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… “Now I Understand!”
NYT Strands today (game #714) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- GREAT
- HERD
- THEME
- SPARE
- DATE
- CHART
NYT Strands today (game #714) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #714) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th 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 #714) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #714, are…
- TO INPUT
- APPREHEND
- BREASTFEED
- TO UNDERSTAND
- REALIZE
- SPANGRAM: SEE LIGHT
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
Z’s in words where we would have Ss – like in today’s REALIZE – are a problem for Strands players in the UK, but that’s no excuse for my slow play today (that will have a little more to do with the hangover I’m nursing).
“Now I understand!” are the words I often say to myself when I finally UNDERSTAND the theme of the day, but I totally didn’t understand it today and figured it out after finding half a dozen non-gaming words.
The word GRASP helped me, uh, grasp the research at hand, although I would say that comprehend might have fit this game better than APPREHEND – but then my fields of perception are decidedly fuzzy.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday February 14, Match #713)
- TO KISS
- Snuggle up
- SLAM
- PICK
- SMOKING
- CUDDLY
- SPANGRAM: Hugs and kisses
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.
