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 Sunday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, February 8 (game #707).
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 #708) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Frequent flyer
NYT Strands today (game #708) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TRAP
- SPORT
- PITY
- GROPE
- MURAL
- COIL
NYT Strands today (game #708) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #708) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #708) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #708, are…
- RUNWAY
- LUGGAGE
- SECURITY
- PASSPORT
- PILOT
- TARMAC
- SPANGRAM: AIRPORTS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
After initially thinking we were looking for airlines and then, after getting the spangram first, the names of AIRPORTS I was relieved when it was simply a case of airport-related words.
Airport terminals are often described as being a living hell, but I’d reserve that description for any branch of Build A Bear Workshop on a Saturday afternoon. There are many things I don’t like about them, but I’ve found arriving for flights four hours earlier relieves my tension and allows me to enjoy the frisson of international jet set travel and the unique availability of gigantic Toblerones.
Anyway, this search presented minimal surprises, but I did find it slow going. I hope your passage was smoother.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, February 8, game #707)
- OLIVE
- CHERRY
- SHRIMP
- TWIST
- CELERY
- SPRIG
- SPANGRAM: COCKTAILGARNISH
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.