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 Sunday puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Sunday, March 15 (Game #742).
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 #743) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… The Big Dance
NYT Strands today (game #743) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- TO BREAK
- GOOD
- BLUE
- VAGABOND
- TRIBE
- CHARM
NYT Strands today (game #743) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #743) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 2nd 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 #743) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #743, are…
- CHALK
- BUBBLE
- SUPPORT
- OVER TIME
- CINDERELLA
- SPANGRAM: WALK
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 3 tips
Depending on your location and your predilection for the sport, you would have found today’s research incredibly easy or incredibly difficult.
Considering I live somewhere the NBA barely reaches, I haven’t experienced MARCHMADNESS in its crazy splendor beyond a few clips of last-nanosecond victories that my basketball-loving friend showed me.
Instead, I took the theme literally and looked for types of dances – after “pause” came up empty, I needed major help in the form of clues to help me navigate the board.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Sunday March 15, Match #742)
- DIRECTOR
- HER
- ACTOR
- ACTRESS
- PICTURE
- SONG
- SPANGRAM: ACADEMIC PRIZE
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.




