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Today’s NYT Strands hints for March 18
Use these clues in order if you want help without seeing every solution at once.
- Theme: “It follows.”
- Gentle clue: Not death…
- Spangram: It has nine letters. Its path begins at the top edge in the first column and ends at the bottom edge in the fourth column.
How Strands works
The puzzle uses a 6-by-8 letter grid. Connect adjacent letters in any direction to form words related to the theme; the answers fill the board. The spangram describes the theme, touches two opposite sides, and is highlighted in yellow when found.
Finding three non-theme words earns an in-game hint. The hint reveals the letters of a theme answer; if a hint is already active, it shows the letters in their correct order.
Non-theme words for hints
If you are trying to earn an in-game hint before revealing the theme answers, these non-theme words have been reported for this board:
- LEAF
- CREEP
- SERVE
- FOLDS
- LEACH
- CLONE
All NYT Strands answers for March 18 (#745)
Spoilers below: the complete answer list and spangram are revealed here.
Quick Recap
- STYLE
- COACH
- BLOOD
- LESSON
- HACK
- PRESERVER
- CYCLE
Spangram: AFTERLIFE
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