NYT Strands: Today’s Puzzle, Hints, and the Answers (Game 705)

Strands is the New York Times’ newer word game, released daily at midnight in each time zone. If you’re chasing Thursday’s puzzle, you can compare notes on the NYT Strands hints and solutions for game #704. The game sits alongside Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections as part of the NYT Games lineup, playable on desktop or mobile.

Spoiler alert: the bits that follow reveal today’s solutions, so skip ahead if you don’t want the answers.

Today’s Strands (game #705) at a glance

• Theme: The day’s theme leans on a familiar phrase about faces and impressions.
• Clue words: A starter set is used to unlock the game’s in‑built hint system.
• Spangram: 8 letters in total.
• Spangram position: It touches the board’s bottom row in the 3rd column and the top row in the 4th column.
• The answers (faces and features): EYES, CHEEKS, NOSE, BROWS, MOUTH, HAIRLINE, FOREHEAD
• Spangram answer: FEATURES

My rating: Easy My score: Perfect

Solving notes: Aside from an unusual bottom‑to‑top placement for the spangram, today’s run is a fairly straightforward scan of facial features. After ruling out the obvious items (eyes, cheeks, nose, brows, mouth), there’s a bit of space to work through before spotting the two longer terms that complete the set.

Yesterday’s Strands answers (game #704)

• BOROUGHS
• SENSES
• OCEANS
• VOWELS
• TOES
• WEEKDAYS
• SPANGRAM: GIVE ME FIVE

What is NYT Strands? Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following a string of popular puzzles like Wordle and Connections. It’s now a staple in the NYT Games collection and can be played on the NYT Games site across devices. If you’re after a comprehensive guide with solving tips, there’s a full set of strategies available.

About the author Johnny is a freelance pop culture journalist who’s covered the internet, music, football, and famous personalities since the early days of smartphones. Known previously as the Pop Detective, he’s had the chance to interview Elton John and Blur, and has also spoken with Right Said Fred and appeared in a Channel 5 documentary. He enjoys cycling and shouting at pigeons in North London, and he writes from time to time about the lighter, quirkier corners of culture.

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