Hints, Tips, and Answers for NYTs Strands (March 24, 2025)

Strands is back again with another puzzle. If you want to uncover the full answer, see some hints, or get some other kind of help for this challenging puzzle game, you should take a look at the sections below.

As long as you already know how to play Strands, you can find exactly what you need to know here. This will be especially helpful for those who don’t like the in-game hints for one reason or another. Players can also rest assured knowing that each of the hints, spoilers, and answers for today’s Strands are all covered up to keep you from spoiling too much just by scrolling down.

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The NYT Games Strands Yes, Queen #386 March 24, 2025

The Strands puzzle for today features the clue Yes Queen…. It has eight things for players to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.

NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints

Want to see a couple of hints that don’t spoil any of the words like the in-game hints do in this word game that can make you smarter? Simply open up the boxes below to reveal some helpful clues.

General Spangram Hint 1

Hint 1: Groups that play together.

General Spangram Hint 2

General Spangram Hint 3

Hint 3: Famous musical groups with one English word as their name.

Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands

Want to see a spoiler or two? In the sections below are a single-word spoiler and a screenshot of where it goes in the puzzle’s letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to the Yes, Queen Strands

In the section below, you can find the full answer to the New York Times Games Strands puzzle for today. Simply open it up and peek inside to see what all the themed words are for today.

The category for today is Rockband. The words are Journey, Blondie, Heart, Kiss, Genesis, Eagles, and Rush.

Today’s Strands Explained

If you want an explanation for how this puzzle game makes sense, check out the section below. It provides an explanation on the theme, the themed words, and what they have in common with the clue.

The theme for today is Rock Bands, because all the themed words are names of rock bands that use a single, real word as a name. The clue for today is Yes, Queen because Queen is also a name of a rock band that has one real word as a name.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, available on almost any device with a browser.

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March 4, 2024

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