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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, February 9 (Game #708).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #709) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Brought to you by the house
NYT Strands today (game #709) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MORE
- BLIND
- STICK
- JOB
- COMB
- DIRTY
NYT Strands today (game #709) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #709) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 1st row
Last side: left, 7th 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 #709) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #709, are…
- ROCK
- DRINK
- BRICK
- COMPOSITE
- VINYL
- STUCCO
- SPANGRAM: COVERING MATERIAL
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 1 clue
We all have our YouTube rabbit holes and one of mine is home improvement – repairing and building.
This isn’t driven by an interest in home repairs, but rather an interest in saving money, but I think it helped me navigate today’s tricky search.
I found the spangram first – it was hard to miss – but after that I got a little stuck, so I took a hint to move forward. STONE, WOOD and BRICK at the bottom, I ended up with the trickiest words, which were thankfully now easy to find.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday Feb 9, Thu #708)
- TRACK
- LUGGAGE
- SECURITY
- PASSPORT
- PILOT
- MACADAM
- SPANGRAM: AIRPORTS
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.
