NYT Strands Hints and Answers for March 31, 2024 (#28)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of March 31, 2024: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
Stuck on the Strands puzzle of March 31, 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 31, 2024, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It’s lit!
Start from the clue “It’s lit!”. 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 A, B, F, L, N, S.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 4, 7, 7 and 10 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 10.
SpangramThe spangram
ILLUMINATION
It is a single word of 12 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with I, ends with N.
AnswersAll theme words
- BULB4 letters
- NEON4 letters
- STAR4 letters
- FIREFLY7 letters
- LANTERN7 letters
- ANGLERFISH10 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.