#744Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Strands answers for March 17, 2026 — “Happy Saint Patrick's Day!” (#744)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 17, 2026 (puzzle #744) is GOGREEN, a 7-letter answer to the theme "Happy Saint Patrick's Day!". The 8 theme words are BERET, FLAG, GODDESS, LIGHT, PARTY, PEPPER, ROOM and THUMB.
Where is each answer on the March 17 Strands board?
The 8 theme words for Strands on March 17, 2026 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 9 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERET | 5 | row 2, column 5 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| FLAG | 4 | row 1, column 3 | row 2, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| GODDESS | 7 | row 8, column 1 | row 8, column 6 | left to right |
| LIGHT | 5 | row 3, column 2 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| PARTY | 5 | row 6, column 5 | row 5, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| PEPPER | 6 | row 6, column 3 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| ROOM | 4 | row 7, column 4 | row 5, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| THUMB | 5 | row 4, column 1 | row 1, column 2 | bottom to top |
| GOGREEN | 7 | row 5, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
What did the March 17 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for March 17, 2026 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 7 letters8 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads M-B-F-L-A-E, row 2 reads U-I-G-G-B-R, row 3 reads H-L-H-T-T-E, row 4 reads T-G-R-E-E-N, row 5 reads G-O-M-Y-T-R, row 6 reads R-E-P-O-P-A, row 7 reads E-P-P-R-O-S, and row 8 reads G-O-D-D-E-S.
How hard was the March 17 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #744 comes out easy, ahead of 3% of them.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the March 17 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #744 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the March 17 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 17, 2026?
The Strands clue for March 17, 2026 is “Happy Saint Patrick's Day!”, on puzzle #744. It is answered by the spangram GOGREEN, and all 8 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 17, 2026?
The 8 Strands theme words for March 17, 2026 are BERET, FLAG, GODDESS, LIGHT, PARTY, PEPPER, ROOM and THUMB, plus the spangram GOGREEN.
What was the big word in the March 17, 2026 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 17, 2026 is GOGREEN, 7 letters long, running from row 5, column 1 to row 4, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Happy Saint Patrick's Day!” mean?
The Strands theme “Happy Saint Patrick's Day!” for March 17, 2026 means GOGREEN — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 8 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands March 17, 2026?
Strands puzzle #744 has 8 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 17, 2026 Strands puzzle?
Strands #744 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 3% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 17, 2026?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 is #744, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in March 2026, part of the full Strands archive.