NYTimes Strands Hints and Answers: Today’s puzzle #382 on Thursday, March 20, 2025

Published on: February 20, 2025 at 9:59 am
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NYTimes Strands Today
Strands is a perfect mix of Classical Crossword, Connections, and Spelling Bee. The players uncover the words on the board by twisting them horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. The puzzle is completed using each letter on the board.
Strands has a challenge to find Spangram. It defines the day’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the puzzle. Spangram is highlighted in yellow and other theme words are highlighted in blue.
How to play
This section is devoted to how to play method for today’s puzzle. Following this guide can help you to know the game’s solution. This guide helps you to find theme words to fill the board, find a spangram, and earn a hint.
Find Theme Words
- Drag and tab letters to create words. Tap double the last letter to submit the word
- These words fill the board without overlapping.
- Theme words stay highlighted in blue when you find them.
Find Spangram
- The spangram describes the day’s puzzle theme.
- It is the longest word that touches two opposite sides of the board.
- It is highlighted in yellow when you find it.
Earn Hints
- For every 3 non-theme words you earn a hint.
- The hints show the letters of a theme word.
- If there is already an active hint on the board, a hint will show the sequence of the letters.
NYT strands Hints: [Revealed]
Are you having difficulty in solving the puzzle? Do you want NYTimes Strands Hints? If yes, perfect! Because, in this section, we will include all the possible non-theme words of at least four letters. These clue words will help you to earn hints.
Every 3 clue words will allow you to unlock the hint button. The hint shows the letters of a theme word with the blue dashed circles. Players just need to unscramble them to create that word. If there is already an active hint on the board the next hint will be the sequence of letters.
Today’s Clue words to unlock the hints:
NYT strands Answers: [Revealed]
Here, we are adding spoilers for today’s puzzle. If you don’t want the answers for today’s puzzle, you can skip this section and jump on to the next one. Trace these words on the puzzle and complete the puzzle. You can also get help from today’s solved puzzle image below.
Today’s Theme: WETLAND PATROL
Today’s Spangram: WADINGBIRD
Today’s NYTimes Strands Answers:
- IBIS, EGRET, STORK, BITTERN, FLAMINGO, SPOONBILL
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Where and When is Strands Puzzle available?
Players can solve daily Strands puzzles in the Games app, in the games menu at the official website of the New York Times, and in the play tab of the NYT News app. A new puzzle is released at midnight in your local time zone to accommodate all the time zones.
The gamers can play this game at any time in twenty-four hours once it is released. After the new puzzle was released, the old puzzle was transferred to the archive section.
Tips and Tricks
- Find Spangram
As mentioned above, the spangram defines the day’s theme in a single word. So it is important to find the spangram to find the theme words. Identifying the spangram helps in finding the theme words.
- Identify Theme Words
After finding the Spangram, concentrate and think about the relation between Spangram and the day’s theme. Finding the relation between them can help you find the theme words.
- Earn Hints
The last tip to complete the puzzle successfully is earning hints. The hints show the letter to unscramble the theme words, which makes the puzzle easy.
Where and When is Strands Puzzle available?
Players can solve daily Strands puzzles in the Games app, in the games menu at the official website of the New York Times, and in the play tab of the NYT News app. A new puzzle is released at midnight in your local time zone to accommodate all the time zones.
The gamers can play this game at any time in twenty-four hours once it is released. After the new puzzle was released, the old puzzle was transferred to the archive section.
Tips and Tricks
- Find Spangram
As mentioned above, the spangram defines the day’s theme in a single word. So it is important to find the spangram to find the theme words. Identifying the spangram helps in finding the theme words.
- Identify Theme Words
After finding the Spangram, concentrate and think about the relation between Spangram and the day’s theme. Finding the relation between them can help you find the theme words.
- Earn Hints
The last tip to complete the puzzle successfully is earning hints. The hints show the letter to unscramble the theme words, which makes the puzzle easy.
Closure
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