{"id":21354,"date":"2026-03-14T18:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/14\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-march-15-game-742\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T18:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T18:34:33","slug":"nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-march-15-game-742","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2026\/03\/14\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-sunday-march-15-game-742\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 15 (game #742)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"fancy-box\" id=\"0636448a-4002-49b1-bcbc-11e0727ffe16\">\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 instead you are looking for the Saturday puzzle<\/strong> then click here: <strong>NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Saturday, March 14 (Game #741)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"6871936c-ff45-4ee8-8994-7b795c5e8216\">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=\"6871936c-ff45-4ee8-8994-7b795c5e8216-2\"><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-742-hint-1-today-s-theme\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #742) &#8211; track #1 &#8211; today&#8217;s topic<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"354a9dc8-7d6f-4242-8c7d-12832e641b6f\">\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 The best of everything<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-742-hint-2-clue-words\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #742) &#8211; Clue #2 &#8211; Keywords<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"b4c66f57-03d5-4e8b-9490-bcdb9981eb90\">Play any of these words to unlock the game&#8217;s hint system.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"ff4fac34-9d2d-4f3a-9373-519958509cef\">\n<li>GEAR<\/li>\n<li>SCENERY<\/li>\n<li>SNOW<\/li>\n<li>ENGAGE<\/li>\n<li>CARER<\/li>\n<li>FOLD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-742-hint-3-spangram-letters\"><span>NYT Strands today (set #742) &#8211; track #3 &#8211; spangram lyrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"b60ddbe7-4c70-4474-a5d5-86d1932976f6\">\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 12 letters.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-742-hint-4-spangram-position\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #742) &#8211; clue #4 &#8211; position spangram<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"7f6c7ecf-5997-4550-8bbd-1bcad2cb5af1\">\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> left, fifth row<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last side: <\/strong>right, fifth row<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"1309315a-06bd-4d5e-ba7d-b9e2760736b9\">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-742-the-answers\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #742): The Answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"6591a89f-de24-46b4-8af4-9010d9fba7a0\">\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=\"34e8298e-3a35-474c-a910-ebbe7f770602\">The answers to today&#8217;s Strands game number 742 are&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul id=\"34766950-deea-4463-9e03-0afe9d95ddf8\">\n<li>DIRECTOR<\/li>\n<li>SOUND<\/li>\n<li>ACTOR<\/li>\n<li>ACTRESS<\/li>\n<li>IMAGE<\/li>\n<li>SONG<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: ACADEMY AWARD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"a1c4b076-39f0-49c4-a5dc-78bbbafc8232\"\/>\n<ul id=\"978388f2-8fa1-4f71-a7ae-47d226fd45d5\">\n<li><strong>My rating:<\/strong> Easy<\/li>\n<li><strong>My score:<\/strong> Perfect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"59a79d2e-c97e-4a64-ab37-73de55f01d0c\"\/>\n<p id=\"bae80110-00eb-49d3-85f3-6507a45fef93\">This Sunday the world will be tuned in to the 98th ACADEMY AWARDS ceremony in Los Angeles, when statuettes numbers 3,141 to 3,165 are awarded to the \u201cbest of them all.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BTNK9jTdryeSXJyQTVzAWH\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BTNK9jTdryeSXJyQTVzAWH 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>Despite the many things I don&#8217;t like (mainly the industry thank you list speeches), I always really enjoy watching the Oscars, although in the UK it requires staying up until 3:30am, and this year I hope <em>The secret agent<\/em> gets some recognition. <\/p>\n<p>I digress, with little mystery, this issue of Strands was pretty straightforward. My only mistake was adding an S to the end of the Spangram and having to plug it all in again after it didn&#8217;t turn yellow.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"fb1cef11-d24e-4cd9-8502-f2729682e59c\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-yesterday-s-nyt-strands-answers-saturday-march-14-game-741\"><span>Answers from yesterday&#8217;s NYT Strands (Saturday, March 14, game #741)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"fc07fecc-940c-47c9-b73c-ec650791917a\">\n<li>VENT<\/li>\n<li>CRUST<\/li>\n<li>STUFFED<\/li>\n<li>LATTICE<\/li>\n<li>GLAZE<\/li>\n<li>FRUIT<\/li>\n<li>EDGES<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: HAPPY DAY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"2183f38e-43dc-44bb-89a3-295dd8986a63\"\/>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"646ea86d-d0cd-4a14-b9c0-effd7b69de7b\">\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 beat 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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