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 Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 11 (game #738).
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.
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NYT Strands today (game #739) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Out-and-out
NYT Strands today (game #739) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- DIET
- WHET
- COMPEL
- TEMPLE
- LOVER
- TAINT
NYT Strands today (game #739) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #739) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #739) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #739, are…
- COMPLETE
- TOTAL
- UTTER
- THOROUGH
- VERITABLE
- SPANGRAM: DYEDINTHEWOOL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Most of my non-game words today ended up being part of the game words (“rough”, “table”) and spangram (I had both “dyed” and “wool” before getting DYEDINTHEWOOL).
Dyed-in-the-wool is not often said as a compliment, as it often refers to someone permanently set in their ways who is unable to change their mind about something even if all the evidence suggests that they should — a characteristic that’s become increasingly common in the western world despite the volatility of modern life.
Having said that, I am pretty dyed-in-the-wool about how I play Strands and today the top left-hand corner was the key to the COMPLETE game.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, March 11, game #738)
- ARMOR
- CAMOUFLAGE
- AGILITY
- DISTRACTION
- MIMICRY
- SPANGRAM: DEFENSES
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.
