Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day in your time zone – meaning some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you want a Saturday puzzle instead and click here: NYT Strands Hints and Answers for Saturday, March 28 (game #755).
Strands is the latest NYT word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my tips for Strands.
SPOILER ALERT: Information about today’s NYT Strands is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #756) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A little confusing
NYT Strands today (match #756) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these names to unlock the in-game hint system.
- FOURTEEN
- FILLET
- TRACE
- BEER
- BATE
- STOP
NYT Strands today (match #756) – tip #3 – spangram characters
How many characters are in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 characters
NYT Strands today (match #756) – tip #4 – spangram position
What two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
First side: top, 1st column
The last part: bottom, 4th column
Of course, the answers are below, so DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEMSELVES.
NYT Strands today (match #756) – answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #756, are…
- RESULTS
- SUET
- FRUIT
- THE MILLET
- Berries
- NECTAR
- SEED
- SPANGRAM: FORTHEBIRDS
- My rating: It’s easy
- My score: It’s complete
As someone who has always been “offensive”, this search could have been anything from chips to fruit salad to a turkey feast.
Instead, we hunted for food connected to our feathered friends. Getting a spangram early in the game helped ease my initial confusion after getting BUGS and SUET first – both things not on my snack menu.
I was able to navigate the board with ease, only struggling with the combination of NECTAR and SEEDS – and I was more than happy to check out a rare eight-letter non-game word.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday, March 28, match #755)
- THE SCRIPTURE
- MISSIVE
- THE BOOK
- A MEMO
- POSTCARD
- SPANGRAM: A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION
What are the NYT Strands?
Strands is the less popular NYT word game, the successor to Wordle and Connections. It is 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 full guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve it, so check it out if you’re struggling to beat it day by day.
