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 12 (game #711).
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.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
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 #712) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… See what I mean?
NYT Strands today (game #712) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MAIN
- FROTH
- DRIP
- HIGH
- CHAT
- CHIVE
NYT Strands today (game #712) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #712) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 6th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #712) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #712, are…
- CHART
- VIDEO
- MODEL
- INFOGRAPHIC
- DIAGRAM
- PHOTO
- SPANGRAM: VISUALAIDS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I spotted the word “visual” in two different places on the board before piecing together the VISUALAIDS spangram. Spotting the yellow snake first really help me dash through this game, something I don’t think I would have done without that bit of luck.
One of my past jobs was compiling a weekly INFOGRAPHIC for a UK newspaper so I really should have seen that first, but instead I was pulled into the diagonal trio of CHART, VIDEO and MODEL.
The use of VISUALAIDS is of course intended to help us process often difficult subjects. Sadly, it is all lost on me; even the thought of an overhead projector will instantly send me into a daydreaming trance due to its association with boring school lessons.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, February 12, game #711)
- PIVOTAL
- RISKY
- CRITICAL
- DECISIVE
- IMPERATIVE
- SPANGRAM: HIGHSTAKES
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.
