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 4 (Game #703).
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 #704) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… quintessence
NYT Strands Today (Game #704) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- SIEVE
- HEIST
- OF
- VIBES
- LOUNGE
- SLOW
NYT Strands today (set #704) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #704) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, third column
Last side: below, sixth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #704): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 704 are…
- MUNICIPALITIES
- SENSE
- OCEANS
- VOWELS
- TOES
- WEEKDAYS
- SPANGRAM: GIVE ME FIVE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
The track gave things away today with its “quintessential” wordplay, although I initially thought we might be looking for five-letter words instead of five-letter things.
Watching BOROUGHS shattered that notion and immediately triggered memories of the Beastie Boys song. To the 5 districts. SENSES, meanwhile, automatically made me think of the movie. The sixth sense. OCEANS and VOWELS I got them thinking about five other famous things, but I don’t think I would have ever gotten to TOES or WEEKDAYS.
My favorite item that includes five things is the Olympic rings, which, given that the winter games start tomorrow, would have been a nice touch, but hard to fit.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Wednesday, February 4, game #703)
- COLLECTABLE
- DICE
- GAME
- MINIATURE
- PUZZLE
- MODEL
- SPANGRAM: HOBBYSHOP STORE
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.
