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 you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, March 12 (Game #739).
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.
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NYT Strands today (set #740) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Mountain Band
NYT Strands Today (Game #740) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- RIFLE
- SCAM
- CAREER
- MANE
- LION
- CHARM
NYT Strands today (set #740) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #740) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, third column
Last side: above, fourth column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #740): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 740 are…
- BANJO
- MANDOLIN
- VIOLIN
- GUITAR
- HARMONICA
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASSSMUSIC
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The letter J is so strange that my eyes immediately went to it.
However, after obtaining BANJO, finding the other folk instruments in the current search was a much slower process; in fact, the only easy one was FIDDLE, thanks to it being hidden inside the super long spangram.
Bluegrass is an unusual genre because it is named after the artist who first popularized it, Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys, rather than being a description of their sound. It’s a bit like calling heavy metal ‘Black Sabbath’ or calling the album ‘Moroder’. Although now that I think about it, that wouldn’t be a terrible thing.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, March 12, Game #739)
- COMPLETE
- TOTAL
- PRONOUNCE
- COMPREHENSIVE
- TRUE
- SPANGRAM: DYED WOOL
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.
