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 13 (Game #740).
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 (game #741) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… A Math Teacher’s Favorite Desert
NYT Strands Today (Game #741) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DIVING
- FRIED
- LAST
- CHEAT
- CAVE
- THROW
NYT Strands today (set #741) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #741) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fifth row
Last side: right, fifth row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #741): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 741 are…
- VENT
- CRUST
- STUFFED
- LATTICE
- GLAZE
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPY DAY
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
Today is, of course, International Pi Day, a day to celebrate all things 3.14 (see what they did there) and, with today’s Strands, all things pie (something I didn’t understand after hearing my first word VENT; I initially thought it must be some kind of math term I’d never heard of).
While it’s great that the spangram is shaped like a circle, since Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, a spangram shaped like the pi symbol would have been more impressive (especially since it would be impossible).
Having solved the pi/pie puzzle, finding today’s words was elementary, although it made me quite hungry.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Friday, March 13, game #740)
- BANJO
- MANDOLIN
- VIOLIN
- GUITAR
- HARMONICA
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASSSMUSIC
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.
