Today’s Strands puzzle brings with it another engaging challenge, providing players with a letter grid packed full of hidden words that are just waiting to be uncovered. To solve it, you’ll need to decipher the theme and find all the themed words using just one clue while ensuring every letter is used only once.

Even for seasoned players, this educational puzzle can be tricky to crack. If you find yourself stuck, you will likely find the help you need below. Here, you’ll find everything from subtle hints and spoilers to the full answer, giving you all the necessary tools to tackle today’s Strands puzzle with confidence.

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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 What's The Magic Word #373 March 11, 2025

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue What's The Magic Word? It has six things to find: the Spangram and five themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

Looking for theme hints that don’t give away the answers of this minimalist puzzle game? The sections below each contain a small clue to guide you closer to the theme without revealing too much.

General Spangram Hint 1

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Spoilers for Today's New York Times Strands

If you want to see a couple of spoilers for today’s Strands puzzle, the sections below are here to help. Each one reveals a single word and its position in the puzzle.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the NYT What's The Magic Word Strands

Can't figure this mobile puzzle game out on your own? In the section below is the complete answer to this Strands puzzle, including all the words and a screenshot of where each of them goes.

Today's Strands Explained

In order to understand this puzzle game's pieces and how they fit together, you might need to check out the section below. Inside is a breakdown of how the theme, the clue, and all the words from today's Strands fit together.

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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Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle