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Need a nudge for NYT Strands #748? The theme is “Sniff sniff.” Start with the gentle hint below, then open the spoiler sections for the spangram and all six theme words.
Today’s Strands theme
The theme for Saturday, March 21, 2026, is “Sniff sniff.”
Gentle hint
What’s that smell?
Spangram hint
The spangram is an idiom for something plainly or exactly right. Its letters span opposite sides of the board.
Spoiler: today’s Strands answers
Spangram: ONTHENOSE
Theme words:
- SCHNOZZLE
- MUZZLE
- SNOUT
- HONKER
- BEAK
- PROBOSCIS
The words range from informal terms for a nose, such as “schnozzle” and “honker,” to animal facial features and the more formal “proboscis.”
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Strands asks you to connect letters in a grid to find words tied to the theme. Words can run in any direction, including diagonally. The spangram describes the theme and stretches from one side of the board to the opposite side.
Finding non-theme words can help you earn a hint. Lifehacker’s guide says that three non-theme words of four or more letters make a hint available.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.One reported solve order
Lifehacker’s writer found SCHNOZZLE, MUZZLE, and SNOUT, then ONTHENOSE, followed by PROBOSCIS, BEAK, and HONKER. That is one reported route through the puzzle, not a required order.
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