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 Sunday puzzle then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, March 15 (Game #742).
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 #743) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… The Big Dance
NYT Strands Today (Game #743) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- BREAK
- NICE
- BLUE
- TRAMP
- TRIBE
- CHARM
NYT Strands today (set #743) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #743) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, fourth row
Last side: right, 2nd row
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #743): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 743 are…
- CHALK
- BUBBLE
- MEDIUM
- WITH TIME
- CINDERELLA
- SPANGRAM: MARCHAMADNESS
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 3 tracks
Depending on your geographic location and your predilection for sports, you would have found today’s search incredibly easy or incredibly difficult.
Considering I live in a place where the NBA barely makes it, I haven’t experienced MARCHMADNESS in its crazy glory beyond some last-nanosecond victory clips my basketball-loving friend showed me.
Instead, I took the topic literally and started looking up types of dances; after “break” went blank, I needed a lot of help from hints to help me navigate the board.
Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands (Sunday, March 15, game #742)
- DIRECTOR
- SOUND
- ACTOR
- ACTRESS
- IMAGE
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: ACADEMY AWARD
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.
