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 19 (Game #746).
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 #747) – track #1 – today’s topic
What’s the topic of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands topic is… Spring Fever
NYT Strands Today (Game #747) – Clue #2 – Keywords
Play any of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TWIG
- COVENANT
- CAPE
- STASIS
- CURLY
- BLOOD
NYT Strands today (set #747) – track #3 – spangram lyrics
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters.
NYT Strands today (game #747) – clue #4 – position spangram
What are the two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First side: below, sixth column
Last side: top, third column
Well, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Game #747): The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands game number 747 are…
- COIL
- TURN
- CORKSCREW
- FLOURISH
- PROPELLER
- SPIRAL
- SPANGRAM: TWIST AND TWIST
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 tracks
I had a hard time seeing the words for today’s game; Once again, I took the topic literally and looked for words connected to the seasons rather than the spiral shape.
A couple of clues failed to speed me up, but once I saw CORKSCREW, who I was sure would be the spangram, I was on my way.
In fact, I had the words “spin” and “spin” on my list of words outside of the game and I didn’t realize they belonged in the game until SPIRAL and HELIX made the connection easy.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, March 19, Game #746)
- DESSERT
- CASSEROLE
- VEGETABLES
- DRINK
- SNACKS
- SPANGRAM: POTLUCK
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.
