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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 12 (game #739).
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 #740) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Mountain band
NYT Strands today (game #740) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- RIFLE
- SCAM
- RACE
- MANE
- LION
- CHARM
NYT Strands today (game #740) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #740) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 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 #740) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #740, are…
- BANJO
- MANDOLIN
- FIDDLE
- GUITAR
- HARMONICA
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASSMUSIC
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The letter J is such a rarity that my eyes shot to it immediately.
However, after getting BANJO, finding the other folky instruments in today’s search was a much slower process — in fact, the only easy one was FIDDLE, thanks to it being hidden within the super-long spangram.
Bluegrass is an unusual genre in that it is named after the act who first popularized it — Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys — rather than being a description of its sound. It’s a bit like calling heavy metal ‘Black Sabbath’, or calling disco ‘Moroder’. Although now that I think of it, that wouldn’t be a terrible thing.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, March 12, game #739)
- COMPLETE
- TOTAL
- UTTER
- THOROUGH
- VERITABLE
- SPANGRAM: DYEDINTHEWOOL
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.
