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 are looking for the Friday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Friday, March 13 (Game #740).
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 NYT Strands today is below, so don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know the answers.
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NYT Strands today (game #741) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… A Math Teacher’s Favorite Desert
NYT Strands today (game #741) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- DIVE
- FRIED
- LAST
- CHEAT
- CAVE
- THROW
NYT Strands today (game #741) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #741) – 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 #741) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #741, are…
- VENT
- CRUST
- FILLING
- LATTICE
- CHANDELIER
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- SPANGRAM: HAPPY DAY
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Today, of course, is International Pi Day – a day to celebrate all things 3.14 (see what they did there) and, with today’s Strands, all things pie (something I didn’t understand after hearing my first word WIND – initially thinking it must be some sort of math term I’d never heard of).
While it is excellent that the spangram has the shape of a circle, given that Pi is the ratio between the circumference of a circle and its diameter, a spangram in the shape of the symbol pi would have been more impressive (especially since this would be impossible).
Having solved the pi/pie riddle, finding today’s words was elementary, even if it made me feel a little peckish.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Friday March 13, Thu #740)
- BANJO
- MANDOLIN
- VIOLIN
- GUITAR
- HARMONICA
- SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASSMUSIC
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.
