NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 8 (game #735)

My clues will help you solve the NYT's Strands today and keep that streak going

07 Mar 2026, 15:00 · TechRadar

News By Marc McLaren published 7 March 2026

(Image credit: New York Times)

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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, March 7 (game #734).

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.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today page for hints and answers for that game, and my Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

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

NYT Strands today (game #735) - hint #1 - today's theme

What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… That time of year again

NYT Strands today (game #735) - hint #2 - clue words

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

PRION
PRIONS
DAYLIGHT
CLOCKS
LION
LIGHT

NYT Strands today (game #735) - hint #3 - spangram letters

How many letters are in today's spangram?

• Spangram has 15 letters

NYT Strands today (game #735) - hint #4 - spangram position

What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th row

Last side: left, 6th row

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

NYT Strands today (game #735) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #735, are…

CLOCK
SPRING
HOUR
LOSING
SLEEP
FORWARD
SPANGRAM: DAYLIGHTSAVINGS

My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect

While I appreciate that all of the words in today's Strands are related to DAYLIGHT SAVINGS, some of them feel a bit of a stretch. HOUR? Well yes, you lose an hour – but on its own it's a little unconnected to the rest of the words. Ditto LOSING. Maybe they're pairs – as in SPRING FORWARD, LOSING HOUR… but then the other two would be CLOCK SLEEP, which makes no sense.

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