Today's NYT Strands: Game 751 — theme, hints, and the revealed answers

Spoiler alert: the details below reveal today’s Strands solutions. If you’d prefer to solve without spoilers, come back later.

Overview and theme

• Today's Strands puzzle is game #751. The featured theme centers on the idea of choosing between getting over barriers or getting through them.
• If you’re after yesterday’s results, you can check the Monday, March 23, game #750 recap: NYT Strands answers for Monday, March 23.

Hints for game #751

• Hint #1 — Theme: The daily motif emphasizes overcoming obstacles, whether by going over, under, or through.
• Hint #2 — Clue words used in today’s in-game hints: HEAL, CLAW, POOL, LOOP, FUEL, TALL.
• Hint #3 — Spangram length: The combined letters for today’s spangram total 14.
• Hint #4 — Spangram position: Two edges of the board touch today’s spangram — the first side is the top edge in the 3rd column, and the last side is the bottom edge in the 6th column.

The answers for today

• TUNNEL
• FENCE
• HURDLE
• HOOP
• WALL
• BARRICADE
• Spangram: OBSTACLECOURSE (a concatenation of the two words)

My take

• Difficulty: Hard
• Score: Perfect
• The theme brought to mind the children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, with its refrain about having to go through the obstacle-filled landscape.
• A little digging helped me spot OBSTACLE and COURSE separately, then join them for today’s spangram—a satisfying aha moment.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday, March 23, game #750)

• SNAP
• CRACKS
• SPLINT
• INTERRUPTURE
• FRACTURE
• SPANGRAM: BREAKDOWN

What is NYT Strands?

• Strands is the NYT’s word game lineup, following Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections. It’s now a core part of the NYT Games stable and can be played on desktop or mobile via the NYT Games site.
• For a fuller how-to and strategies, there’s a complete guide available with tips to help you solve each day’s puzzle.

About the author

• Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief, bringing a long history of senior editorial roles across tech and gaming coverage. He previously served as UK Editor in Chief at Tom’s Guide and has led coverage across devices, software, and entertainment.

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