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 Saturday puzzle instead then click here: NEW Strand’s Tips and Answers for Saturday, March 14 (Game #741).
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 #742) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… Best of all
NEW Strands Today (Game #742) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GEAR
- STAGE
- SNOW
- SNAP
- CARE
- TRIP
NEW Strands today (game #742) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NEW Strands today (game #742) – 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 #742) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #742, are…
- DIRECTOR
- HEALTHY
- ACTOR
- ACTRESS
- PICTURE
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: ACADEMYAWARD
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This Sunday, the world will tune in to the 98th ACADEMY AWARD ceremony in Los Angeles as statuettes 3,141. to 3,165. awarded to the “best of all”.
Despite the many things I don’t like about it (mainly industry acceptance speeches), I always really enjoy watching the Oscars – even if in the UK it requires staying up until 3.30am – and this year I’ll hope The secret agent gets some recognition.
I digress, with little in the way of mystery this version of Strands was pretty straightforward. My only mistake was adding an S to the end of the Spangram and having to reconnect it after it didn’t turn yellow.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, March 14, Game #741)
- VENT
- CRUST
- FILLING
- RIDING
- GLAZING
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPYPIDAY
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.
