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 2 (Game #701).
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 #702) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… On the Key
NYT Strands today (game #702) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- STAIN
- IMPETUOUS
- SLIDE
- SHELF
- ROCK
- BOOK
NYT Strands today (game #702) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #702) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 4th 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 #702) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #702, are…
- CARET
- TILDE
- EMPHASIZE
- ASTERISK
- HASHTAG
- SUPPORT
- SPANGRAM: SYMBOL
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
It wasn’t until I got UNDERSCORE that I finally realized that the theme’s “key” referred to a key on the keyboard.
Before that, two clues gave me CARET and TILDE, which left me in the dark. CARET (^) is by the way a symbol I usually use to indicate, but it is more commonly used to indicate missing punctuation, while TILDE (~) is the wavy dash that is often used to indicate approximately.
After getting the spangram, I was left with the most obvious keyboard symbols, including the 2012 word of the year – HASHTAG.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Monday, February 2, Thu #701)
- PENGUIN
- OSTRICH
- RHEA
- CONDOR
- PELICAN
- CASSOWARY
- SPANGRAM: BIG BIRDS
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.
