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 Monday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, March 10 (game #372).
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 #373) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… What’s the magic word?
NYT Strands today (game #373) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LAST
- PAST
- REST
- SING
- TANK
- BRASH
NYT Strands today (game #373) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• Said with a wave of a wand
NYT Strands today (game #373) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #373) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #373, are…
- TADA
- SHAZAM
- ABRACADABRA
- PRESTO
- ALAKAZAM
- SPANGRAM: CASTING SPELLS
- My rating: Moderate
- My score: 1 hint
The Strands trend for very long Spangrams continues, with CASTING SPELLS taking up a large chunk of today’s puzzle.
The large block taken up by the theme words made for an easier than normal search. The only challenge was navigating the high number of As and coping with the return of an earworm I’d only just shaken…
The song ABRACADBRA by Steve Miller had only just left my head after its appearance in the Connections category #1 SONGS FROM 1982 a couple of days ago and now it’s returned – competing for headspace with Lady Gaga’s song of the same name. Frankly, I need some kind of vanishing magic spell to rid me of this agony.
How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, 10 March, game #372)
- VOLUME
- BACK
- POWER
- HOME
- MUTE
- GUIDE
- CHANNEL
- SPANGRAM: REMOTE CONTROL
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.
