A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 8 (game #735).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today page for hints and answers for that game, and my Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #736) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Cute enough to eat
NYT Strands today (game #736) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- MILD
- DUNE
- STEAM
- STEP
- MILE
- DING
NYT Strands today (game #736) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #736) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 2nd row
Last side: right, 8th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #736) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #736, are…
- PUMPKIN
- BEAN
- MUFFIN
- NUGGET
- DUMPLING
- PEANUT
- SPANGRAM: ENDEARMENTS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
It's a curious thing that so many food words are often terms of ENDEARMENTS. I guess it demonstrates how central to our lives tasty treats are. But that said, I don't think I've ever called anyone BEAN, and I'm pretty sure if I called my other half a DUMPLING I'd get punched.
Fortunately, solving the Strands puzzle didn't put me in any such danger, with PUMPKIN, BEAN and MUFFIN all jumping out early on. That gave me a nice path across the board for the spangram, and the other words followed with no drama.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, March 8, game #735)
- CLOCK
- SPRING
- HOUR
- LOSING
- SLEEP
- FORWARD
- SPANGRAM: DAYLIGHTSAVINGS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
