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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is #741, dated Saturday, March 14, 2026. The theme is “A math teacher’s favorite dessert.” Start with the hints below; the full word list and spangram appear farther down.
Hints for today’s NYT Strands
Use these in order if you want to limit spoilers:
- Theme clue: “A math teacher’s favorite dessert.”
- Additional hint: Some prefer apple, some prefer pumpkin.
- Another clue: “Absolute.”
- Spangram length: 10 letters.
The reported starting-letter pairs for the spangram are CR, ED, FI, VE, FR, LA, GL, and HA. These are a stronger nudge than the theme clue and may reveal more of the board.
Today’s Strands answers
Spoilers below.
The seven theme words are:
- LATTICE
- FRUIT
- EDGES
- CRUST
- GLAZE
- VENT
- FILLING
The spangram is HAPPYPIDAY. It has ten letters; the reported path starts with H and A in the sixth row, then loops up and around to A and Y in that same row.
How Strands hints work
Strands is played on a reported six-across by eight-down grid. Neighboring letters can connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and the reported rules say each letter is used. Theme words fill the board without overlapping. The spangram describes the theme and touches two opposite sides.
According to the secondary reports, finding three non-theme words of at least four letters earns an in-game hint that highlights the next answer’s letters, but not their connection order. A further hint can reveal the word letter by letter. These mechanics are reported by Yahoo Tech and AOL/Parade; an accessible primary NYT rules page was not available to confirm them.
Quick Recap
Rank #3
Sources
- Yahoo Tech: Strands hints and answer for Saturday, March 14, 2026
- AOL/Parade: Strands hints and answers for Saturday, March 14, 2026
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