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 7 (Game #706).
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 #707) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Make It Fancy
NYT Strands today (game #707) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SHARP
- STICK
- TYPE
- GLOVE
- WORK
- CRISP
NYT Strands today (game #707) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 15 letters
NYT Strands today (game #707) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 2nd column
Last side: bottom, 5th 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 #707) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #707, are…
- OLIVE
- CHERRY
- SHRIMP
- TWIST
- CELERY
- STRAND
- SPANGRAM: COCKTAIL GARNISH
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
I knew I was in trouble after getting six non-gaming words without a clue as to what today’s theme was about.
A clue gave me OLIVE, but it took me a little while to turn it into a word even though it was only five letters long. At this point, I thought I should look for some fancy party appetizers and snacks.
After purchasing CHERRY, I finally got it and went through the board collecting other cocktail fancies, including the spectacular cocktail glass-shaped spangram – chin, chin.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, February 7, Game #706)
- DULL
- mundane
- MORNE
- TIRING
- MONOTONOUS
- SPANGRAM: WATCHING THE PAINT DRY
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.
