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 13 (Game #740).
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 #741) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A math teacher’s favorite desert
NEW Strands Today (Game #741) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- DIVE
- FRIED
- LAST
- CHEAT
- CAVE
- FLASH
NEW Strands today (game #741) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NEW Strands today (game #741) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 5th row
Last page: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #741) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #741, are…
- VENT
- CRUST
- FILLING
- RIDING
- GLAZING
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPYPIDAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today is, of course, International Pi Day – a day to celebrate all things 3.14 (see what they did there) and, with today’s Strands, all things pie (something I didn’t get after getting my first word WAIT – originally thought this must be some kind of mathematical expression I’d never heard of).
While it is excellent that the spanframe is in the shape of a circle, since Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, a spanframe in the shape of the pi symbol would have been more impressive (especially since it would be impossible).
After solving the pi/pie puzzle, it was elementary to find the word of the day, although it left me pretty dazed.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Friday, March 13, Game #740)
- BANJO
- MANDOLINE
- VIOLIN
- GUITAR
- ACCORDION
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASS MUSIC
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.
