Move over to Wordle, Connections, Connections Sports Edition, and Mini Crossword—there’s a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times’ recently popular game, “Strands,” is gaining traction as another daily activity fans can enjoy on the NYT website and app.
Featuring daily themes and unique “spangrams” to uncover, Strands is the latest addictive game to check off your list before a new challenge arises 24 hours later.
Today, we delve into how to play Strands, provide hints for the current Spangram, and reveal all the answers for Strands #743 on Monday, March 16.
Step into the world of Strands with the New York Times’ guide to playing the game:
Find theme words to complete the board, highlighted in blue once discovered.
Drag or tap letters to form words, with a double-tap to submit if tapping.
Ensure theme words do not overlap and fill the board entirely.
Uncover the “spangram” that describes the puzzle’s theme, touching two opposite sides of the board. The spangram can be two words and appears in yellow.
In need of a hint? Discover non-theme words to earn hints, with every three non-theme words resulting in a hint showing letters of a theme word.
Today’s Strands theme hint is “The Big Dance,” with a clue for the game being “Tourney time.”
Spoiler alert: In today’s game, there are six theme words to find, including the spangram, with the first two letters of each word being CH, BU, CI, OV, BR, and MA for the spangram.
The spangram for today mixes horizontal and vertical elements.
The answer to today’s Spangram in the Strands game is revealed as “MARCHMADNESS” for Monday, March 16.
Today’s theme words for Strands on March 16 include CHALK, BUBBLE, CINDERELLA, OVERTIME, BRACKET, and the Spangram: MARCHMADNESS.
Dive into the world of Strands and challenge your word skills with the New York Times’ latest addictive game experience.
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