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 5 (Game #732).
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.
NYT Strands today (game #733) – clue #1 – theme of the day
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… It’s Dedication
NYT Strands today (game #733) – clue #2 – clue words
Play one of these words to unlock the game’s hint system.
- EXCAVATOR
- Diggers
- BIGGER
- SEAT
- NOTE
- NOTE
NYT Strands today (game #733) – clue #3 – spangram letters
How many letters are there in today’s spangram?
• Spangram has 14 letters
NYT Strands today (game #733) – 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, 6th 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 #733) – the answers
The answers to today’s Strands, game #733, are…
- KEEN
- MANIAC
- ADMIRER
- KEEN
- STAN
- SPANGRAM: YOUR BIGGEST FAN
- My rating: Hard
- My rating: 2 tips
Music plays a huge role in my life, but I can never imagine being so obsessed with a person that I would ever be described as a STAN or a DEVOTEE, much less a MANIAC.
STAN is an interesting addition to the canon of words to describe someone who is YOUR BIGGEST FAN, as the spangram goes – it didn’t exist in that form until 2000, when it appeared as the title of an Eminem song about, yes, an obsessive fan. It has since become part of the established terminology around the fandom, showing once again that language is an ever-evolving beast.
I was having trouble solving this Strands puzzle once again and needed some clues to get started. The very long spangram didn’t help, nor did the fact that I couldn’t disentangle MANIAC from its jumble of letters.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday March 5, Thu #732)
- PUNISHLY
- SKINNY
- DERESS
- LITTLE
- shabby
- NEGLIGIBLE
- SPANGRAM: GEETHANKS
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.
