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 21 (Game #748).
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 #749) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… More Trademark
NYT Strands today (game #749) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- pant
- PROM
- MORE
- CRETE
- GLANCE
- PUSH
NYT Strands today (game #749) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #749) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: left, 3rd row
Last side: right, 7th 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 #749) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #749, are…
- ZIPPER
- THERMOS
- ESCALATOR
- ASPIRIN
- DUMP
- SPANGRAM: GENERIC TERM
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
Today’s search celebrates brand names that became so popular that they ended up being the word we all used to describe them.
Many of these products became so ubiquitous that people didn’t even know they were brands – that’s certainly the case for me and DUMPSTER. And of course, once the TRADEMARK runs out, any manufacturer of large metal trash cans can call their product a DUMPSTER.
Seeing the letter Z introduced me to a flyer today and with the theme I immediately guessed what we were looking for; that didn’t stop him from trying to submit SMORE, however.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Saturday March 21, Match #748)
- SCHNOZZLE
- MUZZLE
- MUZZLE
- KNOKER
- BEC
- TRUMP
- SPANGRAM: ONTHENOSIS
What are 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.
