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 you are instead looking for Wednesday’s puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, February 18 (Game #717).
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 (set #718) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Here’s a reflection
NYT Strands Today (Game #718) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- THEY
- SYMBOLIC
- BRIEFCASE
- HIDE
- SCOPE
- TRADE
NYT Strands today (set #718) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #718) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fourth row
Last side: right, fifth row
Well, 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
- HYPOTHESIS
- CONCEPT
- POSTULATE
- THEORY
- NOTION
- SPANGRAM: EUREKA
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I once visited a museum that demonstrated Archimedes’ understanding that the displacement of water could measure volume (a moment that led him to run through the streets of ancient Greece shouting EUREKA) by placing a slowly filling bathtub suspended above visitors’ heads.
Once the bath reached critical moment, anyone under the tub would get wet, a quarter-hourly occurrence that delighted the visiting children.
This memory didn’t help me with my own (fully clothed) EUREKA moment during today’s quest, but it was fun and helped me travel around the rest of the board, positing a THEORY that future Eureka moments, courtesy of AI, will probably be a lot less fun.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, February 18, game #717)
- luge
- BOBSLEIGH
- SNOWBOARDING
- HOCKEY
- CURLING
- SPANGRAM: WINTER SPORTS
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.
