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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for March 22, 2025: A good roast.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

The spangram is a two-word descriptor of how someone might react to a particularly good joke.

(That joke had me ___!)

Completed NYT Strands board for March 22, 2024: A good roast.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is CRACKINGUP.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: GIGGLE, CACKLE, SHRIEK, CHUCKLE, ROAR, LAUGH, HOWL.

I scan for a while and dont find anything, but then I see LAUGH along the right edge.

Looks like were going the comedy route.

GIGGLE is in the upper left corner.

CHUCKLE is in the upper right corner.

ROAR fits between CHUCKLE and LAUGH.

HOWL is in the bottom right corner.

Oh wait, I see it now: CRACKINGUP.

CACKLE is along the left edge.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

it’s possible for you to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.