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 Thursday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, March 26 (Game #753).
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 #754) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Perfect
NYT Strands today (game #754) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- MEAT
- VASE
- BLADE
- GRID
- BAIT
- MELT
NYT Strands today (game #754) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #754) – clue #4 – spangram position
What are the two sides of the picture that today’s spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
That’s right, the answers are below, so DON’T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #754) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #754, are…
- PERFECT
- EXACT
- SUITABLE
- IDEAL
- SUITABLE
- APPROPRIATE
- SPANGRAM: CUSTOMIZED
- My rating: Easy
- My rating: Perfect
A neat game, although when I plugged in PERFECT I was sure it would actually become “perfection”. Well, you can’t have it all!
Then I focused on the rare letter X for EXACT and noticed FITTING cleverly bypassed it.
Few surprises then, but a strangely satisfying search.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday March 26, Thu #753)
- FLUTE
- HARMONICA
- RECORDER
- CLARINET
- OBOE
- SPANGRAM: WIND INSTRUMENT
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.
