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 21 (Game #748).
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 #749) – tip #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NEW Strands theme is… No longer trademarked
NEW Strands Today (Game #749) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the in-game hint system.
- GASP
- PROM
- MORE
- CREST
- STARE
- REPEL
NEW Strands today (game #749) – tip #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NEW Strands today (game #749) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board do today’s spangram touch?
First page: left, 3rd row
Last page: right, 7th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NEW Strands today (game #749) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #749, are…
- ZIPPER
- THERMOSES
- ESCALATOR
- ASPIRIN
- DUMPSTER
- SPANGRAM: GENERIC TERM
- My assessment: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today’s search celebrates the brand names that became so popular that they ended up being the word we all used to describe them.
Many of these products became so ubiquitous that people didn’t know they were brands in the first place – that’s certainly the case with me and DUMPSTER. And, of course, once the TRADEMARK has expired, any major metal dumpster manufacturer can call their product a DUMPSTER.
When I saw the letter Z I came to a flyer today and along with the theme I immediately guessed what we were looking for; which, however, did not stop the attempt to submit SMORE.
Yesterday’s NYT Strand’s Answer (Saturday, March 21, Game #748)
- SCHNOZZLE
- MOUSE
- SNOW
- HUTTER
- BEAK
- PROBOSCIS
- SPANGRAM: ONTHENOSE
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.
