Are you looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing “today’s game” while others play “yesterday’s.” If instead you are looking for the Friday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, March 6 (Game #733).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.
SPOILER WARNING: Today’s NYT Strands info is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (set #734) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Nice glasses!
NYT Strands Today (Game #734) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- LANCE
- LANCER
- LINE
- DEAL
- RANGE
- CUT
NYT Strands today (set #734) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #734) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, fourth column
Last side: top, second column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #734): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 734 are…
- GLASS
- CUP
- PITCHER
- CHALICE
- STEIN
- CUP
- SPANGRAM: DRINKS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
I had never heard of the phrase DRINKWARE before, which made it quite difficult for me to figure out today’s spangram, although in retrospect it seems pretty obvious.
Some of the specific elements were equally difficult to imagine; I got GLASS, TANKARD, and GOBLET pretty easily, but STEIN was tricky and SNIFTER took me forever to find.
After all that hard work, I think I need a drink…
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday, March 6, Game #733)
- ENTHUSIASTIC
- MANIAC
- FAN
- DEVOTEE
- STANDARD
- SPANGRAM: YOUR BIGGEST FAN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.




