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 19 (game #746).
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 #747) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Spring fever
NYT Strands today (game #747) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- TWIG
- PACT
- CAPE
- STASIS
- CURLY
- GORE
NYT Strands today (game #747) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #747) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 6th column
Last side: top, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #747) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #747, are…
- COIL
- GYRE
- CORKSCREW
- CURLICUE
- HELIX
- SPIRAL
- SPANGRAM: TWISTANDTURN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
I struggled to see today’s game words — once again taking the theme literally and looking for words connected to the seasons rather than to the coiled shape.
A couple of hints failed to speed me up, but once I spotted CORKSCREW — which I was sure would be the spangram — I was on my way.
I actually had the words “twist” and “turn” in my non-game-word list and didn’t realize that they belonged in the game until SPIRAL and HELIX made the connection an easy one.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, March 19, game #746)
- DESSERT
- CASSEROLE
- VEGGIES
- BEVERAGE
- APPETIZERS
- SPANGRAM: POTLUCK
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.
