​Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has an intriguing mix of words. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.. Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far. Hint for today’s Strands puzzle. Today’s Strands theme is: In pieces. If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Smash!. Clue words to unlock in-game hints. Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:. PALE, LEAP, BACK, BACKS, RACK, TACK, PANS, HATE, CRACKER, BREAK, PEAL, DOWN, TOWN, PURE. Answers for today’s Strands puzzle. These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:. SNAP, CRACK, RUPTURE, SHATTER, FRACTURE, SPLINTER. Today’s Strands spangram. The completed NYT Strands puzzle for March 23, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Today’s Strands spangram is BREAKDOWN. To find it, start with the B that is five letters to the right and one letter down from the top-left corner, and wind up, then down.. Toughest Strands puzzles. Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the toughest.. #1: Dated slang. Maybe you didn’t even use this lingo when it was cool. Toughest word: PHAT.. #2: Thar she blows! I guess marine biologists might ace this one. Toughest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.. #3: Off the hook. Again, it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Charlie. Toughest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.  

​Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is tricky. The purple category is especially difficult, but try reading the clues out loud for help. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.. The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time. Hints for today’s Connections groups. Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.. Yellow group hint: A good person.. Green group hint: The internet is another one.. Blue group hint: Richard Branson’s company name.. Purple group hint: Sounds like…. Answers for today’s Connections groups. Yellow group: Principled.. Green group: Game-changing inventions.. Blue group: “Virgin” things.. Purple group: Ending in nickname homophones.. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words. What are today’s Connections answers?. The completed NYT Connections puzzle for March 23, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. The yellow words in today’s Connections. The theme is principled. The four answers are decent, honest, moral and stand-up.. The green words in today’s Connections. The theme is game-changing inventions. The four answers are light bulb, printing press, sliced bread and wheel.. The blue words in today’s Connections. The theme is “virgin” things. The four answers are Mary, mocktail, olive oil and Virgo.. The purple words in today’s Connections. The theme is ending in nickname homophones. The four answers are brain stew (Stu), broccoli rabe (Rob), jungle gym (Jim) and open mic (Mike).. Toughest Connections puzzles. We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.. #5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.. #4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.. #3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.. #2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.. #1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.  

​Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.. Today’s Wordle puzzle took me all the guesses to figure out. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.. Read more: New Study Reveals Wordle’s Top 10 Toughest Words of 2025. Today’s Wordle hints. Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.. Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats. Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.. Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels. Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.. Wordle hint No. 3: First letter. Today’s Wordle answer begins with S.. Wordle hint No. 4: Last letter. Today’s Wordle answer ends with F.. Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning. Today’s Wordle answer can refer to small lines attached to larger lines that make up letters in some typefaces or fonts.. TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER. Today’s Wordle answer is SERIF.. Yesterday’s Wordle answer. Yesterday’s Wordle answer, March 22, No. 1737, was BASIL.. Recent Wordle answers. March 18, No. 1733: AMPLY. March 19, No. 1734: REHAB. March 20, No. 1735: OASIS. March 21, No. 1736: SLICK. What’s the best Wordle starting word?. Don’t be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don’t contain Z, J and Q.. Some solid starter words to try:. ADIEU. TRAIN. CLOSE. STARE. NOISE  

​Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.. Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. Let’s hope you know a lot about a certain NBA player. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.. Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.. Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta. Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups. Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.. Yellow group hint: Somebody has to win!. Green group hint: Gridiron strategy.. Blue group hint: Certain bird.. Purple group hint: A hoops star.. Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups. Yellow group: Used to break a tie.. Green group: Offensive formations in football.. Blue group: Cardinals.. Purple group: Associated with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words. What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?. The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 23, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. The yellow words in today’s Connections. The theme is used to break a tie. The four answers are extra end, extra innings, overtime and shootout.. The green words in today’s Connections. The theme is offensive formations in football. The four answers are I, shotgun, wildcat and wishbone.. The blue words in today’s Connections. The theme is cardinals. The four answers are Arizona, Ball State, Louisville and St. Louis.. The purple words in today’s Connections. The theme is associated with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The four answers are 2, Kentucky, MVP and Thunder.  

​Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.. Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It helps if you watched the Winter Olympics, at least for 8-Across. Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.. Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword. Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.. The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for March 23, 2026. NYT/Screenshot by CNET. Mini across clues and answers. 1A clue: Often-skipped parts of podcasts. Answer: ADS. 4A clue: Netherlands city that’s home to the International Court of Justice, with “The”. Answer: HAGUE. 6A clue: Stopped sleeping. Answer: AWOKE. 7A clue: Contents of a bear-shaped bottle. Answer: HONEY. 8A clue: ___ Liu, gold medal-winning figure skater at the 2026 Olympics. Answer: ALYSA. Mini down clues and answers. 1D clue: Sheer torment. Answer: AGONY. 2D clue: “The ___ of Hazzard”. Answer: DUKES. 3D clue: “Catch you later!”. Answer: SEEYA. 4D clue: Text reaction button between “👎” and “‼️”. Answer: HAHA. 5D clue: Nowhere to be found, for short. Answer: AWOL