{"id":21058,"date":"2026-03-13T00:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/13\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-march-13-game-740\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T00:28:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T00:28:18","slug":"nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-march-13-game-740","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2026\/03\/13\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-march-13-game-740\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, March 13 (game #740)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"fancy-box\" id=\"0986fbbc-48d4-4ce6-bc60-a66ae39e7310\">\n<p>Are you looking for a different day?<\/p>\n<div class=\"fancy_box_body\">\n<p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight every day for your time zone, which means some people are always playing &quot;today&#8217;s game&#8221; while others play &quot;yesterday&#8217;s.&#8221; <strong>If you are instead looking for the Thursday puzzle<\/strong> then click here: <strong>NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Thursday, March 12 (Game #739)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"fe71b315-cb5e-4979-b0f1-5629643a0759\">Strands is the latest NYT word game after Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, and it&#8217;s a lot of fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands suggestions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections Today and Quordle Today pages for tips and answers for those games, and Marc&#8217;s Wordle Today page for the original viral word game.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"fe71b315-cb5e-4979-b0f1-5629643a0759-2\"><em>SPOILER WARNING: Today&#8217;s NYT Strands info is below, so don&#8217;t read on if you don&#8217;t want to know the answers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below. <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold\n        \"><\/p>\n<p>            you may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-740-hint-1-today-s-theme\"><span>NYT Strands today (set #740) &#8211; track #1 &#8211; today&#8217;s topic<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"e9e14054-4b05-4553-8bc3-9697a0526679\">\n<h3>What&#8217;s the topic of today&#8217;s NYT Strands?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong> Today&#8217;s NYT Strands topic is\u2026 Mountain Band<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-740-hint-2-clue-words\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #740) &#8211; Clue #2 &#8211; Keywords<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"29f0991a-0f84-4ab8-9de5-32cf6d22cbc7\">Play any of these words to unlock the game&#8217;s hint system.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"3a5d0979-b78d-4d2b-88c0-657119f57c3e\">\n<li>RIFLE<\/li>\n<li>SCAM<\/li>\n<li>CAREER<\/li>\n<li>MANE<\/li>\n<li>LION<\/li>\n<li>CHARM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-740-hint-3-spangram-letters\"><span>NYT Strands today (set #740) &#8211; track #3 &#8211; spangram lyrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"c3ac6060-5da6-49e3-a396-67d38ad648f0\">\n<h3>How many letters are there in today&#8217;s spangram?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong> Spangram has 14 letters.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-740-hint-4-spangram-position\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #740) &#8211; clue #4 &#8211; spangram position<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"296413df-c48c-475b-ae4f-c6d66bc30d98\">\n<h3>What are the two sides of the board that today&#8217;s spangram touches?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">\n<p><strong>First side:<\/strong> below, third column<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last side:<\/strong> above, fourth column<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"08e3996d-a656-4396-9ba5-db8aede8ed73\">Well, the answers are below, so DON&#8217;T SCROLL FURTHER IF YOU DON&#8217;T WANT TO SEE THEM.<\/p>\n<aside data-model-name=\"Get Better At Wordle\" data-widget-type=\"review\" data-render-type=\"editorial\" class=\"hawk-root\">\n<div class=\"hawk-main-editorial-container\">\n<p>Today&#8217;s Best Get Better At Wordle Deals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-740-the-answers\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #740): The Answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"19d357bd-b377-4794-a3ce-8251ba22d934\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\"  \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: New York Times)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"1d91e719-170d-4f37-a5db-576b911abaf7\">The answers to today&#8217;s Strands game number 740 are&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul id=\"d4b81570-09cf-485f-8781-c627dac8e5dc\">\n<li>BANJO<\/li>\n<li>MANDOLIN<\/li>\n<li>VIOLIN<\/li>\n<li>GUITAR<\/li>\n<li>HARMONICA<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: BLUEGRASSSMUSIC<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"ff002b0c-f400-4136-be9d-b9560cb0aa08\"\/>\n<ul id=\"46adff73-9f04-4b4a-8d31-0343d7edb042\">\n<li><strong>My rating:<\/strong> Hard<\/li>\n<li><strong>My score:<\/strong> Perfect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"1cda315b-cfa9-4909-ace6-fbbba6e7a774\"\/>\n<p id=\"cd3f4ae2-66db-45c8-8b83-2d92602706bf\">The letter J is so strange that my eyes immediately went to it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-23Jj2Cg7XxRULUq8MdmMdn\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-23Jj2Cg7XxRULUq8MdmMdn slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to receive breaking news, reviews, opinions, high-tech deals and more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, after getting BANJO, finding the other folk instruments in the current search was a much slower process; in fact, the only easy one was FIDDLE, thanks to it being hidden inside the super long spangram.<\/p>\n<p>Bluegrass is an unusual genre because it is named after the artist who first popularized it (Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys) rather than being a description of its sound. It&#8217;s a bit like calling heavy metal &#8216;Black Sabbath&#8217; or calling the album &#8216;Moroder&#8217;. Although now that I think about it, that wouldn&#8217;t be a terrible thing.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"7e19d4af-d4bf-4e95-be45-7440053385be\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-yesterday-s-nyt-strands-answers-thursday-march-12-game-739\"><span>Yesterday&#8217;s NYT Strands Answers (Thursday, March 12, Game #739)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"4246357b-c417-41a5-a764-cf52b3f4f2b2\">\n<li>COMPLETE<\/li>\n<li>TOTAL<\/li>\n<li>PRONOUNCE<\/li>\n<li>COMPREHENSIVE<\/li>\n<li>TRUE<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: DYED WOOL<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"43be0808-fd83-4c98-9900-eb8c3e943dd8\"\/>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"8cbb2a6a-f705-4268-9788-78762dc454e6\">\n<h3>What is NYT Strands?<\/h3>\n<article class=\"article__schema-answer\">\n<p>Strands is the NYT&#8217;s not-so-new word game, after Wordle and Connections. It is now a full member of the NYT Games group that has been running for a year and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.<\/p>\n<p>I have a complete guide on how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check it out if you&#8217;re struggling to get through it every day.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a different day? 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