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 18 (Game #717).
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 #718) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Here’s a thought
NYT Strands today (game #718) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- THEY
- TOKEN
- SOTCK EXCHANGE
- HIDE
- SCOPE
- SHOP
NYT Strands today (game #718) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #718) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 5th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #718) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #718, are…
- IDEA
- ASSUMPTION
- CONCEPT
- POSTULATE
- THEORY
- NOTION
- SPANGRAM: EUREKA
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
I once visited a museum that demonstrated Archimedes’ understanding that moving water could measure volume – a moment that led him to run through the streets of ancient Greece shouting EUREKA – by hanging a slowly filling bath above visitors’ heads.
Once the bath reached critical time, anyone under the bath would be soaked – a quarter-hourly occurrence that delighted visiting children.
This memory didn’t help me with my own (fully clothed) EUREKA moment during today’s research, but it was a fun one that helped me get through the rest of the board, positing a THEORY that future AI-enabled Eureka moments will likely be a lot less fun.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Wednesday, February 18, Game #717)
- SLED
- BOBSLED
- SNOWBOARD
- HOCKEY
- CURLING
- SPANGRAM: WINTER SPORTS
What are 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.
