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 Thursday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Thursday, March 12 (Game #739).
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 #740) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Mountain band
NEW Strands Today (Game #740) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- RIFLE
- SCAM
- RACE
- MANE
- LION
- CHARM
NEW Strands today (game #740) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #740) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: bottom, 3rd column
Last page: top, 4th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #740) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #740, are…
- BANJO
- MANDOLINE
- VIOLIN
- GUITAR
- ACCORDION
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASS MUSIC
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The letter J is so rare that my eyes shot to it immediately.
But after getting the BANJO, finding the other folky instruments in today’s search was a much slower process – in fact, the only easy one was the FIDDLE, thanks to it being hidden in the super long spangram.
Bluegrass is an unusual genre in that it is named after the act that first popularized it—Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys—rather than being descriptive of its sound. It’s a bit like calling heavy metal ‘Black Sabbath’, or calling disco ‘Moroder’. Although now that I think about it, it wouldn’t be a terrible thing.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Thursday, March 12, Game #739)
- COMPLETE
- TOTAL
- PRONUNCIATION
- THOROUGH
- VERITABLE
- SPANGRAM: DYED WOOL
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.
