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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, February 24 (Game #723).
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 #724) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s definitely out there!
NYT Strands today (game #724) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TIRE
- TRADE
- BACK
- BORE
- SLANDER
- CALUMNY
NYT Strands today (game #724) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #724) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 6th 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 #724) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #724, are…
- PROBE
- VAGABOND
- SATELLITE
- LANDER
- MODULE
- ORBITOR
- SPANGRAM: SPACESHIP
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
My first thought upon seeing the theme was X files and its slogan “the truth is out there”. Of course I was wrong, but SPACECRAFT wasn’t that far off the mark.
Either way, the mystery was short-lived. Like many Strands players, I started in the corners, which made it easy to find PROBE and ROVER, which inspired me to look for other pieces of space hardware that NASA could send for its mission to the Moon.
Meanwhile, the word SATELLITE made me think of one of my favorite songs: A New England by Billy Bragg (although I prefer Kirsty MacColl’s version) and the lines “I saw two shooting stars last night / I made a wish on them but they were just satellites / It’s wrong to make a wish on space hardware / I wish, I wish, I wish you would care“This song was written in the early 1980s, a time when there were far fewer satellites than there are today. Now look up at the night sky and you’ll see dozens of them keeping track of our movements.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Tuesday, February 24, Match #723)
- ENCYCLOPEDIA
- DIRECTORY
- THESAURUS
- DICTIONARY
- SPANGRAM: RESEARCH
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.
