NYT Strands 700: Hints, Answers, and a Quick Play Guide

Strands is the NYT’s word game that drops a new puzzle at midnight for each time zone, so some players wake up to “today’s game” while others are on yesterday’s. If you’re after Saturday’s puzzle, you can find NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, January 31 (game #699) linked in the same vein. After Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, Strands has carved out its own spot in the NYT Games lineup, offering a brain-teasing challenge that’s a lot of fun—and occasionally pretty tough. Here’s a recap with today’s hints and solutions for game #700.

Spoiler alert: below are the solutions for today’s Strands, so skip ahead if you don’t want to know them.

Today’s Strands (game #700) at a glance

• Theme: Today’s Strands theme is… It’s a gift.
• Clue words: Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system: SNUG, DIRTY, SNOW, WAIT, GROANS, NORE.
• Spangram letters: 10 letters.
• Spangram position: Two sides of the board that the spangram touches:
  • First side: top, 3rd column
  • Last side: bottom, 3rd column
• Spoiler space: Right, the answers are below, so do not scroll further if you don’t want to see them.

The answers for today

• GRANT
• BONUS
• AWARD
• OFFERING
• PRESENT
• DONATION
• SPANGRAM: GENEROSITY

My rating for the puzzle: Hard My score: Perfect

Notes: Even though this one didn’t require hints, it was a slog to track down all the words. GENEROSITY is a hallmark trait of humanity, though in many cases it’s more closely tied to financial largesse than to the generosity of simple kindness.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, January 31, game #699)

• BASE
• BASKET
• PADDLE
• FOOT
• PICKLER
• RACQUET
• VOLLEY
• SPANGRAM: HAVE A BALL

What is NYT Strands? Strands is the NYT’s not-quite-new word game that followed Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully integrated part of the NYT Games family and can be played on the NYT Games site, whether you’re on desktop or mobile. If you’re struggling to beat it each day, I’ve put together a full guide with practical tips to help you solve Strands more consistently.

About the author Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who has covered the internet, music, football, and famous people since the early iPhone days. Formerly known as the Pop Detective, his career spans interviews with Elton John and Blur, as well as some less glamorous moments with Right Said Fred, a Channel 5 documentary appearance, and fact-checking a German cooker manual. He lives in North London, rides a bike, and enjoys shouting at pigeons for fun.

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