{"id":21840,"date":"2026-03-17T16:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/17\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-march-18-game-745\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:45:39","slug":"nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-march-18-game-745","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/en_us\/2026\/03\/17\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-wednesday-march-18-game-745\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, March 18 (game #745)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"fancy-box\" id=\"86cc48c5-3eaa-411b-8ce4-ba760ceb6479\">\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 Tuesday puzzle<\/strong> then click here: <strong>NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Tuesday, March 17 (Game #744)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"b6c831fe-7457-45a8-b71a-b3f8f09bd494\">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=\"b6c831fe-7457-45a8-b71a-b3f8f09bd494-2\"><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-745-hint-1-today-s-theme\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #745) &#8211; track #1 &#8211; today&#8217;s topic<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"88a98197-77d1-4f6b-82ca-5048f37d62e9\">\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&#8230; Follow<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-745-hint-2-clue-words\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #745) &#8211; Clue #2 &#8211; Keywords<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"202c3715-ba14-4674-8997-23206f2176ce\">Play any of these words to unlock the game&#8217;s hint system.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"5df9e412-d9ac-421b-bdd3-499b03b724a2\">\n<li>SHEET<\/li>\n<li>CREEP<\/li>\n<li>ATTEND<\/li>\n<li>Folds<\/li>\n<li>FILTER<\/li>\n<li>CLONE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-745-hint-3-spangram-letters\"><span>NYT Strands today (set #745) &#8211; track #3 &#8211; spangram lyrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"558d3422-6fd1-43e9-bc02-f2d47b2b829f\">\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 9 letters.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-745-hint-4-spangram-position\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #745) &#8211; clue #4 &#8211; position spangram<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"70c8ad11-9032-433a-bfd2-bdddd6a3efe4\">\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> top, first column<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last side:<\/strong> below, fourth column<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p id=\"fba2a242-397d-4409-b834-719b0b598a51\">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-745-the-answers\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #745): The Answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"0c1cd723-0d2d-43e8-a6aa-dbb6387e7d2e\">\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=\"7f078f47-9642-499f-8754-3d7e6179b141\">The answers to today&#8217;s Strands game number 745 are&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul id=\"258ca33b-5f2b-42f1-a97a-b3332a91366a\">\n<li>STYLE<\/li>\n<li>COACH<\/li>\n<li>BLOOD<\/li>\n<li>LESSON<\/li>\n<li>CUT<\/li>\n<li>CONSERVATIVE<\/li>\n<li>CYCLE<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: BEYOND<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"f010d2a7-4689-4e0b-be4d-91401a84ae79\"\/>\n<ul id=\"06803be3-6394-42d5-897e-7bdf3283000c\">\n<li><strong>My rating:<\/strong> Hard<\/li>\n<li><strong>My score:<\/strong> Perfect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"55ec0327-e722-4172-8f0e-fd65f080ff90\"\/>\n<p id=\"6194bf60-6f33-4ab6-b43e-9efc58a66164\">The concept of things having a second life, or even an AFTER LIFE, is something I fully support &#8211; our ancestors were resourceful with everything they owned, caught or bought and we should be too, whether it&#8217;s last night&#8217;s dinner or an iPhone we no longer need.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7rLyRuxNXutYoKsA7oahSR\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-7rLyRuxNXutYoKsA7oahSR 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>That said, I really struggled to understand what today&#8217;s topic was until the end and I&#8217;m still a little baffled by HACK, which I can only assume is a trick you pass to your friends.<\/p>\n<p>PRESERVATIVE was the longest word today and I really had a hard time seeing it and connecting it. Congratulations if you made it through the board, as it was slow for me due to the lack of clues.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"156e6368-1855-44eb-bca8-c6fd6922bc12\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-yesterday-s-nyt-strands-answers-tuesday-march-17-game-744\"><span>Answers from yesterday&#8217;s NYT Strands (Tuesday, March 17, Game #744)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"81591fa6-f692-408f-ae97-a29b809062a8\">\n<li>FLAG<\/li>\n<li>PARTY<\/li>\n<li>GODDESS<\/li>\n<li>LIGHT<\/li>\n<li>BERET<\/li>\n<li>THUMB<\/li>\n<li>PEPPER<\/li>\n<li>ROOM<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: GOGREEN<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"8cdb3fb7-242e-4e7b-99fb-3b312f5b3661\"\/>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"af9881f2-7f37-4e9f-9604-c5e7dc263e93\">\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. 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