Strands has a new puzzle today, and it's quite the challenge. To get through today's puzzle with a win, you'll need to know the rules of Strands, the category or Spangram, and have a little luck. The April 1, 2024 puzzle is one of the easier challenges in a while, but you can still stumble over some of the more challenging themed words hidden in the puzzle.

This article is filled with all sorts of helpful hints, spoilers, and even the full answer if you would like to see it. Check out the sections below to get a better idea of what today's Strands is all about.

The NYT Games Strands Puzzle for April 1, 2024

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The puzzle today contains eight things to find: one Spangram and seven themed words. The clue for today is What's So Funny?

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New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you are stuck on this challenging puzzle game but don't want to see any spoilers, this section is for you. It has general clues that don't have any spoilers included.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If you are looking for some individual word spoilers for this PC puzzle game to get you started, these should help. There are two sections below, each with one word and its position inside of it.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

If you are looking for today's answer, check out the section below. In it, you will find the answer to this in-beta game, along with the position of all eight words in the puzzle.

Today's Strands Explained

Still don't get it? If you want to see how the clue, the Spangram, and all the themed words go together in this mobile puzzle game, you can find that all out in the section below.

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

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Strands
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March 4, 2024
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WHERE TO PLAY

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Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle