Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, February 5 (game #704).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #705) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Let’s face it
NYT Strands today (game #705) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BROKE
- SWORE
- THERE
- SHUT
- MATE
- HERO
- RAISIN
NYT Strands today (game #705) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #705) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #705) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #705, are…
- EYES
- CHEEKS
- NOSE
- BROWS
- MOUTH
- HAIRLINE
- FOREHEAD
- SPANGRAM: FEATURES
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Aside from the rare bottom-to-top spangram, this was a fairly straightforward search for facial FEATURES.
Although having said that, after eliminating the obvious EYES, CHEEKS, NOSE, BROWS, and MOUTH I was left with a large chunk of space and inability to see the two remaining words.
After some epic staring I finally tapped out HAIRLINE and FOREHEAD – the two most common features to be altered by cosmetic procedures. As someone with a rapidly receding hairline and canyons forming in my wrinkled forehead, I’m considering both once my lottery winnings arrive.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, February 5, game #704)
- BOROUGHS
- SENSES
- OCEANS
- VOWELS
- TOES
- WEEKDAYS
- SPANGRAM: GIVEMEFIVE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
