Hints & Clues For Tuesday, March 31 (For A Rainy Day)

It’s the last day of March, Strandistarians, and we have words to uncover before April arrives. Let’s solve today’s NYT Strands!

Looking for Monday’s Strands? Check out our guide right here.

How To Play Strands

Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Strands Hints

Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words.

Today’s Theme: While you were sleeping…

Hint: Trade the thing you lost for treasure, young one.

The first two letters of each word:

Remember, spoilers ahead!

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

Today’s spangram is: THE TOOTH FAIRY

Here’s the full list of words:

• WINGS
• EXCHANGE
• TUTU
• COIN
• NOTE
• PILLOW
• WAND

Here’s the completed Strands grid:

Today’s Strands Breakdown

Today’s NYT Strands made me think of the song “While You Were Sleeping” by Elvis Perkins. His performance of the song on David Letterman was fantastic. Check it out:

Elvis Perkins is the son of Anthony Perkins, star of Psycho. Nothing to do with the tooth fairy, really, but the vibe is good. And we need all the good vibes we can get in these dark times. Fantastic lyrics, too.

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