Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, March 14 (game #741).
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
SPOILER WARNING: 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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NYT Strands today (game #742) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Best of all
NYT Strands today (game #742) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- GEAR
- STAGE
- SNOW
- SNAG
- CARER
- TURN
NYT Strands today (game #742) – hint #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #742) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #742) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #742, are…
- DIRECTOR
- SOUND
- ACTOR
- ACTRESS
- PICTURE
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: ACADEMYAWARD
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This Sunday the world will be tuned into the 98th ACADEMY AWARD ceremony in Los Angeles, as the 3,141st to the 3,165th statuettes are handed out to the “best of all”.
Despite the many things I don’t like about it (the industry thank you list speeches, mainly), I always really enjoy watching the Oscars — although in the UK it does require staying awake until 3.30am — and this year I’ll be hoping The Secret Agent gets some recognition.
I digress, with little in the way of mystery this edition of Strands was fairly straightforward. My only error was adding an S to the end of the Spangram and having to connect it all over again after it didn’t turn yellow.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Saturday, March 14, game #741)
- VENT
- CRUST
- FILLING
- LATTICE
- GLAZE
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPYPIDAY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.