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 Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Friday March 20 (Game #747).
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 #748) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Sniff sniff
NEW Strands Today (Game #748) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- TRACK
- SNORE
- TALKED
- BATE
- SENT
- DRILL
NEW Strands today (game #748) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NEW Strands today (game #748) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 4th column
Last page: bottom, 5th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #748) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #748, are…
- SCHNOZZLE
- MOUSE
- SNOW
- HUTTER
- BEAK
- PROBOSCIS
- SPANGRAM: ONTHENOSE
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
As someone who has suffered with what feels like a never-ending cold, today’s quest felt very ONTHENOSE.
As well as immediately knowing what today’s search was about, there was also the unusual sight of four letter Z’s which could only mean SCHNOZZLE (a fun word to say no matter how you feel) and MUZZLE.
Between the sneezes there were plenty of spelling challenges to juggle, not least PROBOSCIS, a word I associate with the aberrace with a fabulous and very photogenic HONKER.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, March 20, Game #747)
- COIL
- GYRE
- CORK PULLERS
- CURLY
- HELIX
- THE SPIRAL SHAPE
- SPANGRAM: REVERSAL
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.
