{"id":20859,"date":"2026-03-11T20:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/11\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-march-12-game-739\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:24:32","slug":"nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-march-12-game-739","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/11\/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-march-12-game-739\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, March 12 (game #739)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"fancy-box\" id=\"98ed8994-ffdc-4054-84b0-50c78e898ba6\">\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 Wednesday&#8217;s puzzle<\/strong> then click here: <strong>NYT Strands Tips and Answers for Wednesday, March 11 (Game #738)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"cef892d0-db0e-4910-bc17-240c783e1c97\">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=\"cef892d0-db0e-4910-bc17-240c783e1c97-2\"><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-739-hint-1-today-s-theme\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #739) &#8211; track #1 &#8211; today&#8217;s topic<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"a6adc533-afd0-4dc9-843e-5da304e5115a\">\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; Absolutely<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-739-hint-2-clue-words\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #739) &#8211; Clue #2 &#8211; Keywords<\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"b47ee2e9-d6bd-42ec-884f-d4e46a1e037d\">Play any of these words to unlock the game&#8217;s hint system.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"efe86d06-aa87-46da-b20c-dfc2e522564f\">\n<li>DIET<\/li>\n<li>SHARPEN<\/li>\n<li>FORCE<\/li>\n<li>TEMPLE<\/li>\n<li>LOVER<\/li>\n<li>STAIN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-739-hint-3-spangram-letters\"><span>NYT Strands today (set #739) &#8211; track #3 &#8211; spangram lyrics<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"8489b130-80cd-4239-9141-3345f8b1641a\">\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 13 letters.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nyt-strands-today-game-739-hint-4-spangram-position\"><span>NYT Strands today (game #739) &#8211; clue #4 &#8211; spangram position<\/span><\/h2>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"2075eaef-7a9d-452a-bfd1-c6f6819d7fec\">\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=\"278646b5-a911-4c96-bc6b-3c3a1f221866\">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-739-the-answers\"><span>NYT Strands Today (Game #739): The Answers<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"cfc146d2-db55-4082-96ad-118f98a582ac\">\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=\"43f6417f-751f-4a59-997f-0407d689e729\">The answers to today&#8217;s Strands game number 739 are&#8230;<\/p>\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=\"96cb98d9-0ea7-4b70-b985-fd599d280a8a\"\/>\n<ul id=\"0ed99422-5858-43d8-b1fe-0155f4908541\">\n<li><strong>My rating:<\/strong> Hard<\/li>\n<li><strong>My score:<\/strong> Perfect<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"bddf51cd-1385-48d8-bbf0-bb3f6335c460\"\/>\n<p id=\"f807ff6d-8368-41c4-b1a2-0056b77ed22f\">Most of my non-game words today ended up being part of the game words (\u201crough,\u201d \u201ctable\u201d) and spangram (I had both \u201cdyed\u201d and \u201cwool\u201d before DYEDINTHEWOOL).<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jm3quEonHAajkkyPSXRFGJ\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jm3quEonHAajkkyPSXRFGJ 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>Unconditional is not usually meant as a compliment, as it often refers to someone permanently stuck in their ways who is unable to change their mind about something even if all the evidence suggests they should, a characteristic that has become increasingly common in the Western world despite the volatility of modern life.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I&#8217;m pretty set on playing Strands and today the top left corner was the key to the ENTIRE game.<\/p>\n<hr id=\"1eaba99e-9a4a-48cf-9ee9-5c6c3a676572\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-yesterday-s-nyt-strands-answers-wednesday-march-11-game-738\"><span>Answers from yesterday&#8217;s NYT Strands (Wednesday, March 11, game #738)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"42862e3d-d8d4-44a4-ba8e-b4657bacac0e\">\n<li>ARMOR<\/li>\n<li>CAMOUFLAGE<\/li>\n<li>AGILITY<\/li>\n<li>DISTRACTION<\/li>\n<li>MIMICRY<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPANGRAM: DEFENSES<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr id=\"b7d5f52a-cabd-42ba-bd94-8720d104ac97\"\/>\n<section class=\"article__schema-question\" id=\"e00d748a-6043-4223-af65-19a7d07dc7fa\">\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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