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 the Wednesday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Wednesday March 11 (Game #738).
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.
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NEW Strands today (game #739) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Out-and-out
NEW Strands Today (Game #739) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DIET
- WHAT
- COMPEL
- TEMPLE
- LOVE
- TAINT
NEW Strands today (game #739) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NEW Strands today (game #739) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 1st column
Last page: bottom, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #739) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #739, are…
- COMPLETE
- TOTAL
- PRONUNCIATION
- THOROUGH
- VERITABLE
- SPANGRAM: DYED WOOL
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Most of my non-game words today ended up being part of the game words (“rough”, “table”) and spangrams (I had both “dyed” and “wool” before I got COLORED).
Dyed-in-the-wool is not often said as a compliment, as it often refers to someone who is permanently set in their ways, who is unable to change their mind about anything, even though all the evidence suggests that they should – a trait that has become increasingly common in the Western world despite the instability of modern life.
That said, I’m pretty dyed in the wool about how I play Strands, and today the top left corner was the key to the COMPLETE game.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Wednesday, March 11, Game #738)
- ARMOR
- CAMOUFLAGE
- AGILITY
- DISTRACTION
- MIMIC
- SPANGRAM: DEFENSE
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.
