Strands Puzzle Hints & Spangram for March 11, 2025

For New York Times Strands Puzzle lovers, a magical theme emerged from today’s puzzle. In edition number 373, players had to find the words relevant to the prompt 'What's the magic word?' that is a cheeky reference to phrases associated with magic tricks.

If you are not familiar with Strands, they are designed as word searches, where the objective is to find all the words hidden in the puzzle relating to the given theme. The difficulty of the puzzle is heightened because in addition to the set range of words, there are also other secret theme words and a special word referred to as the spangram which encompasses the entire grid using all the letters present.

Strands puzzle 373 had prompts that led to common magical phrases including 'pull a rabbit out of your hat.' Times users who required more assistance could unlock clues by searching for spelt words with a minimum of four letters. Some of the fourteen slat, cats, spell, and scar helped uncover the clues.

Today's theme words were a set of common magic phrases, TADA, PRESTO, SHAZAM, ALAKAZAM, and ABRACADABRA. With magic and wizardry being incredibly popular in modern civilization, phrases like these make for the ideal choice.

The challenge's superb puzzle, the spangram, was “CASTINGSPELLS.” In order to unlock that, players needed to begin with the letter C which is five rows down leftmost side of the board and then proceed to navigate the board.

Strands, which continues to gain popularity, combines a word search with a strategy game for a fresh approach to the traditional word puzzle. It is at once forgiving and challenging in that it rewards creative thinking and provides hints to assist those who persevere.

As players enjoy celebrating solving today’s magic themed inspired puzzle, there is unsure anticipation for what theme comes next. Easy ride id a sought after term that is sweet to say and serves as challenge just as fitting to use for a puzzle intended to outsmart even the seasoned solvers. One thing is sure, Strands never fail to baffle word lovers.