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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Sunday, March 8 (Game #735).
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 #736) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Sweet enough to eat
NEW Strands Today (Game #736) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- MILD
- DUNE
- STEAM
- STEP
- MILE
- THING
NEW Strands today (game #736) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #736) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 2nd row
Last page: right, 8th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #736) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #736, are…
- PUMPKIN
- BEAN
- MUFFIN
- LUMP
- DUMPLING
- PEANUT
- SPANGRAM: ENDEARMENTS
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It is a strange thing that so many food words are often expressions of ENDEARMENTS. I guess it goes to show how central to our lives tasty treats are. But that being said, I don’t think I’ve ever called anyone a BEAN, and I’m pretty sure if I called my significant other a DUMPLING, I’d be beaten.
Fortunately, solving the Strands puzzle didn’t put me in any such danger, as PUMPKIN, BEAN and MUFFIN all jumped out early. That gave me a good path across the board to the spanframe, and the other words followed without drama.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Sunday, March 8, Game #735)
- CLOCK
- SPRING
- HOUR
- LOSES
- SLEEP
- FORWARD
- SPAN FRAME: DAYLIGHT
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.
