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 Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, March 17 (game #744).
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 #745) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It follows
NYT Strands today (game #745) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LEAF
- CREEP
- SERVE
- FOLDS
- LEACH
- CLONE
NYT Strands today (game #745) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #745) – 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 #745) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #745, are…
- STYLE
- COACH
- BLOOD
- LESSON
- HACK
- PRESERVER
- CYCLE
- SPANGRAM: AFTERLIFE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The concept of things having a second life, or indeed an AFTERLIFE, is something I fully support — our ancestors were resourceful with everything they owned, caught or bought and we should be too, whether it’s last night’s dinner or an iPhone we no longer need.
That said, I did really struggle to understand what today’s theme was until the very end and I’m still a bit puzzled by HACK, which I can only assume is a lifehack that you pass on to friends.
PRESERVER was today’s longest word and one I really struggled to see and connect together. Kudos if you whizzed round the board as it was a slow one for me due to the lack of hints.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, March 17, game #744)
- FLAG
- PARTY
- GODDESS
- LIGHT
- BERET
- THUMB
- PEPPER
- ROOM
- SPANGRAM: GOGREEN
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.
