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 Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, March 17 (game #744).
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 and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's 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 #745) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… It follows
NYT Strands today (game #745) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- LEAF
- CREEP
- SERVE
- FOLDS
- LEACH
- CLONE
NYT Strands today (game #745) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #745) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 1st column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #745) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #745, are…
- STYLE
- COACH
- BLOOD
- LESSON
- HACK
- PRESERVER
- CYCLE
- SPANGRAM: AFTERLIFE
- My rating: Hard
- My score: Perfect
The concept of things having a second life, or indeed an AFTERLIFE, is something I fully support — our ancestors were resourceful with everything they owned, caught or bought and we should be too, whether it’s last night's dinner or an iPhone we no longer need.
That said, I did really struggle to understand what today’s theme was until the very end and I’m still a bit puzzled by HACK, which I can only assume is a lifehack that you pass on to friends.
PRESERVER was today’s longest word and one I really struggled to see and connect together. Kudos if you whizzed round the board as it was a slow one for me due to the lack of hints.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, March 17, game #744)
- FLAG
- PARTY
- GODDESS
- LIGHT
- BERET
- THUMB
- PEPPER
- ROOM
- SPANGRAM: GOGREEN
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.
