Strands is a daily word-finding game by the New York Times Games. While it is currently in beta, this puzzle game is already pretty popular. It's fast and easy to learn, but can offer quite a bit of a challenge, especially if you aren't familiar with the category. If you want to win this challenging puzzle game every day, you might need a few clues, and if the in-game hints aren't helping you out, this article has everything you need to win.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle for March 10, 2024

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This mobile-friendly puzzle game has a simple theme hint: Sounds Good to Me. There are six words and one Spanagram category, making a total of seven words to find.

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New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you are looking for some general hints to the overall category, start at the top expandable section below. The clues will get more and more specific as you go down them.

General Hint 1

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The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

Just looking for the full answer to today's puzzle? Check the expandable section below to see the entire spoiler for today's Strands.

How to Play New York Times Games Strands

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If you aren't quite sure how to play, here is a quick breakdown of the rules of the New York Times Games Strands.

  • Inside the puzzle are between six and eight hidden words; one will be the category for the whole puzzle and the others will be words that fit inside that category.
  • Categories in this minimalist puzzle game will turn yellow when you guess them, and the word or phrase will touch two opposite walls of the puzzle block.
  • Categories can be single words like "Fruit" or more like "Cardinal Sins."
  • You can select words that don't fit the category that are four-or-more letters in order to earn hints. Each three words you find, you will get access to a new hint.
  • Words can't use the same letters as another, and all the letters must be used before the puzzle is done.
  • You have unlimited guesses to get to the Strands answer.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website available on almost any device with a browser.

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