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 16 (game #743).
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 #744) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Happy St Patrick’s Day!
NYT Strands today (game #744) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- ROPY
- TRAP
- TYPO
- POPPY
- GORE
- TEEN
NYT Strands today (game #744) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #744) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #744) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #744, are…
- FLAG
- PARTY
- GODDESS
- LIGHT
- BERET
- THUMB
- PEPPER
- ROOM
- SPANGRAM: GOGREEN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It’s been a while since the NYT experimented with its yellow and blue color scheme for Strands, so seeing the many shades of green today added a unique element to the search.
After getting FLAG and PARTY first I still thought that the eight words would all be connected to St Patrick’s Day, but I soon put that aside after finding GODDESS and realizing what the real theme was.
I whizzed through the game until the final two words, where I somehow guessed “moor” before ROOM and found myself suffering letter blindness due to the three Ps in PEPPER.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, March 16, game #743)
- CHALK
- BUBBLE
- BRACKET
- OVERTIME
- CINDERELLA
- SPANGRAM: MARCHMADNESS
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.
