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NYT Strands game #365, from Monday, March 3, 2025, has the theme “A fungus among-us.” Start with the progressive hints below; the full answer list is farther down, after a spoiler warning.
Theme hint
The puzzle’s theme is “A fungus among-us.” The answers are mushroom varieties.
Clue words
Try these words in the grid to reveal theme-word help:
- SHIRE
- HERO
- LOSE
- CRUSTY
- ROSE
- MINUS
Spangram hint
The spangram is an edible group of fungi: toadstools.
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Spangram position
The spangram runs from the bottom edge at column four to the top edge at column four.
Full answers for Strands #365
Spoiler warning: The complete solution is below.
- BUTTON
- CREMINI
- ENOKI
- OYSTER
- SHIITAKE
- TRUFFLE
- Spangram: MUSHROOMS
How Strands hints work
Try Hard Guides describes Strands as a themed word-search in which letters can be connected in any direction, without reusing or crossing them. Its guide says finding three unrelated words of at least four letters earns a hint that highlights a theme word; when the puzzle is solved, every grid letter is used once. These mechanics are attributed to that guide rather than an official NYT rules page.
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