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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, March 2 (game #364).

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #365) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

• Today's NYT Strands theme is… A fungus among-us

NYT Strands today (game #365) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• SHIRE
• HERO
• LOSE 
• CRUSTY
• ROSE
• MINUS

NYT Strands today (game #365) - hint #3 - spangram What is a hint for today's spangram?

• Edible toadstools

NYT Strands today (game #365) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: bottom, 4th column

Last side: top, 4th column

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #365) - the answers

(Image credit: New York Times)

The answers to today's Strands, game #365, are…

• ENOKI
• BUTTON
• SHIITAKE
• OYSTER
• TRUFFLE
• CREMINI
• SPANGRAM: MUSHROOMS

• My rating: Easy
• My score: 1 hint

If you have never before eaten ENOKI mushrooms (Flammulina filiformis, for any Latin readers) I highly recommend them, especially if you like Asian food.

MUSHROOMS are either butt ugly or cute. With their skinny stems and cartoon-like tiny heads the enoki certainly fall into the cute category.

Meanwhile, the TRUFFLE definitely falls into the ugly pile. What they lack in looks they make up for in unbelievable flavor, but they are rapidly becoming the “salted caramel” of the savory world. You can now get truffle added to everything from chips to cheese.

I’m not complaining, I just fear there are not enough truffles to go round, especially considering how hard they are to harvest (traditionally with a truffle-hunting pig), which makes me suspect we have been overtaken by fake truffles.

How did you do today? Let me know in the comments below.

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, 2 March, game #364)

• ZIPPER
• VELCRO
• BUTTON
• SNAP
• BUCKLE
• CLASP
• MAGNET
• SPANGRAM: FASTENERS

What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.

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3D CAD of the iPhone 17 models reveal a redesign of the speakers. The Pro and Pro Max models now have the same number of speakers per side, while the iPhone 17 Air comes with just 2 speakers per side. The speaker configuration remains unchanged on the standard iPhone 17. pic.twitter.com/b2UVYKlC5FMarch 1, 2025

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