NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 5, 2024 (#2)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 5, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 5, 2024? Start with the theme, take one rung at a time, and stop as soon as the grid opens up. Nothing below is revealed until you tap it.
Hints for March 5, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
She’ll have a ball
Start from the clue “She’ll have a ball”. Once you see what the 6 theme words have in common, the grid opens up quickly.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are D, M, P, P, S, S. Several share a starting letter (P, S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 5, 5, 6, 7, 7 and 8 letters long. The shortest is 5 letters, the longest 8.
SpangramThe spangram
CINDERELLA
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with C, ends with A.
AnswersAll theme words
- DANCE5 letters
- SPELL5 letters
- PRINCE6 letters
- PUMPKIN7 letters
- SLIPPER7 letters
- MIDNIGHT8 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.