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 26 (game #753).
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 #754) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Just right
NYT Strands today (game #754) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MEAT
- SLIME
- BLADE
- GATE
- BAIT
- MELT
NYT Strands today (game #754) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #754) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 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 #754) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #754, are…
- PERFECT
- EXACT
- FITTING
- IDEAL
- SEEMLY
- SUITABLE
- SPANGRAM: TAILORMADE
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
A neat game, although when I was connecting PERFECT I was sure it would actually become “perfection”. Oh well, you can’t have everything!
Next I zeroed in on the rare letter X for EXACT and noticed that FITTING smartly contoured around it.
Low on surprises then, but an oddly satisfying search.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Thursday, March 26, game #753)
- FLUTE
- HARMONICA
- RECORDER
- CLARINET
- OBOE
- SPANGRAM: WINDINSTRUMENT
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.
