Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If instead you are looking for the Monday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Monday, February 9 (Game #708).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #709) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Invite the house
NYT Strands Today (Game #709) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- FURTHER
- BLIND
- STICK
- COMB
- SALTY
NYT Strands today (set #709) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #709) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: right, 1st row
Last side: left, seventh row
Well, 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 number 709 are…
- STONE
- WOOD
- BRICK
- COMPOUND
- VINYL
- STUCCO
- SPANGRAM: COATING MATERIAL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 track
We all have our YouTube rabbit holes and one of mine is home improvement: fixing and building.
It’s not motivated by an interest in making home repairs, but rather an interest in saving money, but I think it helped me navigate today’s complicated search.
I found the spangram first (it was hard to miss), but then it got a little stuck, so I took a hint to move forward. STONE, WOOD and BRICK below I was left with the most complicated words, which fortunately were now easy to find.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Monday, February 9, game #708)
- CLUE
- LUGGAGE
- SECURITY
- PASSPORT
- PILOT
- CLUE
- SPANGRAM: AIRPORTS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.
