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Strands hints and answers for Saturday, March 14, 2026
Saturday's Strands board has seven theme words plus a 10-letter spangram, under the NYT clue "A math teacher's favorite dessert". The ladder below climbs from the theme to the spangram - take one hint at a time.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
The NYT clue is "A math teacher's favorite dessert" - take it literally before you take it sideways. The spangram runs 10 letters and touches opposite sides of the board.
Hint 2 of 3
The seven theme words run 4 to 7 letters (lengths: 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7). Every one of them belongs to the family the clue points at.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram starts with H and ends with Y. It is HAPPYPIDAY - find it and the rest of the board falls into place.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all seven theme words.
SPANGRAM
HAPPYPIDAY
CRUSTTheme word
EDGESTheme word
FILLINGTheme word
FRUITTheme word
GLAZETheme word
LATTICETheme word
VENTTheme word
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