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Hints for Strands #363
- Theme: “Let us prey” points to top-of-the-food-chain animals.
- Gentle spangram hint: Think of hunters.
- Spangram direction: It runs vertically, from the bottom of the board in the fifth column to the top in the second column.
- Answer initials: TY, CR, HU, LI, OR, and AP. The AP entry is the spangram.
- Words that earn in-game hints: CRUX, PAIN, HOUR, SAND, DATE, and DARN.
Spoiler warning: full answers below
The following list reveals every theme answer and the spangram.
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Theme words
- TYRANNOSAURUS
- CROCODILE
- HUMAN
- LION
- ORCA
Spangram
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How the Strands clues work
In Strands, theme words fill the board without overlapping, and completed theme words are highlighted blue. Players can drag across letters or tap them; in tap mode, double-tap the final letter to submit a word. The spangram names the theme, reaches two opposite sides of the board, and can contain two words. Three valid non-theme words earn an in-game hint that reveals the letters of a theme word. These mechanics are summarized from New York Times instructions as reported by Parade; a secondary explainer is available at Strands.Game, which states that it is not affiliated with The New York Times.
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Sources
- TechRadar’s hints and answers for Strands #363, updated February 28, 2025.
- Parade’s hints, spangram, and answers, published March 1, 2025.
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