Want a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears every day at midnight for your time zone – which means some people are still playing “today’s game” while others are playing “yesterday’s.” If you’re looking for Saturday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, March 14 (Game #741).
Strands is the latest pun from The New York Times after Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so keep reading my Strands tips.
SPOILER WARNING: The information on today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #742) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Best of All
NYT Strands today (game #742) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- GEAR
- SCENE
- SNOW
- HOOK
- CAREGIVER
- TURN
NYT Strands today (game #742) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #742) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #742) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #742, are…
- DIRECTOR
- HER
- ACTOR
- ACTRESS
- PICTURE
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: ACADEMIC PRIZE
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
This Sunday, the world will tune in to the 98th ACADEMY AWARD ceremony in Los Angeles, where the 3,141st to 3,165th statuettes will be awarded to the “best of all”.
Despite the many things I don’t like (mainly the industry thank you list speeches), I still really enjoy watching the Oscars – even if in the UK it requires staying up until 3:30am – and this year I hope The secret agent gets some recognition.
I digress, with little mystery, this edition of Strands was pretty straightforward. My only mistake was adding an S to the end of the Spangram and having to reconnect everything after it didn’t turn yellow.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday March 14, Match #741)
- VENT
- CRUST
- FILLING
- LATTICE
- CHANDELIER
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPY DAY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the not-so-new pun from The New York Times, after Wordle and Connections. It’s now a full member of the year-old NYT games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, with tips for solving it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it every day.