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 Monday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Hints and Answers for Monday March 23rd (Game #750).
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 #751) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Get over it… or get through it
NEW Strands Today (Game #751) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
NEW Strands today (game #751) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NEW Strands today (game #751) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: top, 3rd column
Last page: bottom, 6th column
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #751) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #751, are…
- TUNNEL
- FENCE
- HERK
- HOPE
- WALL
- BARRICADE
- SPANGRAM: OBSTRUCTION
- My assessment: Hard
- My score: Perfect
Today’s theme made me think of the children’s storybook We’re going bear hunting by Michael Rosen, with its repeated refrain of “we can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, oh no! we’ve got to go through it!”
Actually, I wasn’t as far off as I realized after separately finding OBSTACLE and COURSE and then putting them together for today’s giant curled slide of a spangram.
In the UK we have a popular event called Tough Mudder which basically involves people climbing over things before climbing through mud. I did it once, but it’s a young man’s game, so I decided to dedicate my free time to word searches instead.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Monday, March 23, Game #750)
- SNAP
- CRACK
- SPLINTER
- BREAK
- BREAK
- SPANGRAM: ADVANTAGE
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.
