Looking for a different day?
A new NEW Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone – meaning some people always play ‘today’s game’ while others play ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, March 5 (Game #732).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game, following the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult though, so read on for my Strands tips.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NEW Strands today (game #733) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… It’s dedication
NEW Strands Today (Game #733) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DIVES
- ENGRAVERS
- BIGGER
- SEAT
- NOTE
- NOTED
NEW Strands today (game #733) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #733) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 4th row
Last page: right, 6th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #733) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #733, are…
- ENTHUSIASTIC
- MANIAC
- ADMIRATE
- devoted
- STAN
- SPANGRAM: YOUR BIGGEST FAN
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
Music plays a huge role in my life, but I can never imagine being so obsessed with one person that I would ever be described as a STAN or DEVOTEE, let alone a MANIAC.
STAN is an interesting addition to the canon of words to describe someone who is YOUR BIGGEST FAN, as the spangram would have it – it didn’t exist in this form until the year 2000, when it appeared as the title of an Eminem song about, well, an obsessed fan. It has since become part of the established terminology surrounding fandom, again showing that the language is a constantly evolving beast.
I once again struggled to solve this Strands puzzle and needed a few hints to get started. The very long spangram didn’t help, nor did the fact that I couldn’t untangle MANIAC from its jumble of letters.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, March 5, Game #732)
- WEIGHTLESS
- MARRIED
- TOTAL
- SCANT
- PIDDING
- SUBJECT
- SPANGRAM: THANK YOU
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-anymore word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full-fledged member of NYT’s game stable that’s been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you struggle to beat it every day.
