Today's Strands puzzle delivers another tricky word-hunting challenge with a letter grid packed full of hidden words. The task seems simple: find all the theme-related words while using each letter just once, but that single cryptic clue can leave even expert players scratching their heads.

If you're stuck staring at those letters without any words jumping out, this guide offers step-by-step assistance. It contains broad theme hints, specific word spoilers if needed, and finally access to the complete solution, showing every word's location in this relaxing puzzle game. Whatever level of help you need to solve today's puzzle, it's all right here.

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How to Play the New York Times Games Strands

Strands is a short daily word game that pits you against a grid of seemingly random letters that contains a whole bunch of related words.

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The NYT Games Strands Power Plants #391 March 29, 2025

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue Power Plants. It has eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

Each of the three sections below contains one little thematic clue for this free browser game. These are designed to help you get closer to the answers without actually giving any of those answers away.

General Spangram Hint 1

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Spoilers for Today's New York Times Strands

Want a spoiler without saving up for an in-game hint for this puzzle game you can learn from? In each of the two sections below are one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT Power Plants Strands

The complete answer to this puzzle game can be found below. Open up this section with the "Read More" button to see a screenshot of a completed puzzle and all the words.

Today's Strands Explained

Do today's Strands puzzle answers have you scratching your head? The section below unlocks the secret link between the themed words, Spangram, and the clue in this mobile puzzle game similar to Wordle.

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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Released
March 4, 2024
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Genre(s)
Puzzle