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One free scan finds every outdated or missing driver and matches the right update for your exact hardware.Free scan · exact hardware matchNYT Strands puzzle #19, dated March 22, 2024, has the theme “Animal sounds.” The key hint is that the answers are not animal noises: each is a homophone of an animal name. If you want to solve it yourself first, stop at the hint below; the full answer list follows.
Hint for Strands #19
Think of words that sound like animal names but have different spellings and meanings. That wordplay points to the puzzle’s spangram.
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Spangram
HOMOPHONES
All March 22, 2024 Strands answers
- HOARSE
- WAIL
- MOUSSE
- GRISLY
- MUSCLE
- DEAR
- CHORAL
How the answers fit the theme
Each theme answer sounds like an animal name. The animal-name spellings below are not the puzzle answers; they show the sound connection.
| Strands answer | Sounds like |
|---|---|
| HOARSE | horse |
| WAIL | whale |
| MOUSSE | moose |
| GRISLY | grizzly |
| MUSCLE | mussel |
| DEAR | deer |
| CHORAL | coral |
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style game: connect letters in the grid to find words related to the theme. Try Hard Guides’ March 21, 2024 guide describes earning a hint for every three qualifying non-theme words found. That is the rule as described in that guide, not a confirmation of current game rules or access terms: Try Hard Guides’ Strands answers guide.
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