NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, March 30 (game #757)

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.

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NYT Strands today (game #757) – hint #1 – today’s theme

NYT Strands today (game #757) – hint #2 – clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• SPAN
• CLAM
• TRAM
• TRAIN
• TONER
• SPACY

NYT Strands today (game #757) – hint #3 – spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #757) – hint #4 – spangram position

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #757) – the answers

The answers to today’s Strands, game #757, are…

• SHAFT
• CANOPY
• PANEL
• VENT
• BUTTON
• HANDLE
• RIBS
• SPANGRAM: UMBRELLATERM

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

“For a rainy day” immediately set me off in search of coats, hats and of course umbrella, but it took me a while to add ‘term’ to complete today’s parasol-shaped spangram, indicating a search for the many parts that make up a brolly. There are more of them than I realized.

Not initially seeing any relevant words after spotting the spangram, I went in search of non-game words in order to get a hint — but in the process accidentally found SHAFT and CANOPY, which set me on my voyage of discovery.

I’m not a fan of umbrellas in the urban environment. They’re okay in the countryside or on a golf course, but navigating an array of pointy umbrellas on a crowded street is loaded with peril.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Sunday, March 29, game #756)

• BUGS
• SUET
• FRUIT
• MILLET
• BERRIES
• NECTAR
• SEEDS
• SPANGRAM: FORTHEBIRDS

Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, the latest in a long line of senior editorial roles he’s held in a career that started the week that Google launched (nice of them to mark the occasion). Prior to joining TR, he was UK Editor in Chief on Tom’s Guide, where he oversaw all gaming, streaming, audio, TV, entertainment, how-to and cameras coverage. He’s also a former editor of the tech website Stuff and spent five years at the music magazine NME, where his duties mainly involved spoiling other people’s fun. He’s based in London, and has tested and written about phones, tablets, wearables, streaming boxes, smart home devices, Bluetooth speakers, headphones, games, TVs, cameras and pretty much every other type of gadget you can think of. An avid photographer, Marc likes nothing better than taking pictures of very small things (bugs, his daughters) or very big things (distant galaxies). He also enjoys live music, gaming, cycling, and beating Wordle (he authors the daily Wordle today page).