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#755Saturday, March 28, 2026

Strands answers for March 28, 2026 — “Just write” (#755)

The NYT Strands spangram for March 28, 2026 (puzzle #755) is CORRESPONDENCE, a 14-letter answer to the theme "Just write". The 6 theme words are EMAIL, LETTER, MEMO, MISSIVE, POSTCARD and TEXT.

EMAILLETTERMEMOMISSIVEPOSTCARDTEXTCORRESPONDENCE

Where is each answer on the March 28 Strands board?

Here are all 6 theme words from the March 28, 2026 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.

The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 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.

Verified board positions, Strands puzzle #755
AnswerLettersStartsEndsDirection
EMAIL5row 1, column 1row 2, column 3diagonally across the grid
LETTER6row 6, column 3row 7, column 5diagonally across the grid
MEMO4row 8, column 6row 7, column 4diagonally across the grid
MISSIVE7row 1, column 3row 2, column 6left to right
POSTCARD8row 6, column 1row 8, column 3diagonally across the grid
TEXT4row 4, column 5row 4, column 2right to left
CORRESPONDENCE14row 3, column 1row 4, column 1diagonally across the grid

What did the March 28 Strands grid look like?

Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the March 28, 2026 grid.

EMMSIVAILISECORRESETXETPCNEDNOPALETTOCRORESTDMEM

Spangram — 14 letters6 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 E-M-M-S-I-V, row 2 reads A-I-L-I-S-E, row 3 reads C-O-R-R-E-S, row 4 reads E-T-X-E-T-P, row 5 reads C-N-E-D-N-O, row 6 reads P-A-L-E-T-T, row 7 reads O-C-R-O-R-E, and row 8 reads S-T-D-M-E-M.

How hard was the March 28 Strands puzzle?

Measured against the full archive, the March 28, 2026 puzzle lands in the easy range — above 7% of all Strands puzzles.

Difficulty
7
percentile, easy
Path turns
17
direction changes
Decoy words
1205
non-theme words accepted
Mean answer
5.7
letters per theme word

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 28 Strands puzzle?

Strands puzzle #755 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 28 Strands puzzle

What was the clue for Strands on March 28, 2026?

The Strands clue for March 28, 2026 is “Just write”, on puzzle #755. It is answered by the spangram CORRESPONDENCE, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.

What were the Strands words on March 28, 2026?

The 6 Strands theme words for March 28, 2026 are EMAIL, LETTER, MEMO, MISSIVE, POSTCARD and TEXT, plus the spangram CORRESPONDENCE.

What was the big word in the March 28, 2026 Strands?

The big word — the spangram — for March 28, 2026 is CORRESPONDENCE, 14 letters long, running from row 3, column 1 to row 4, column 1. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.

What did the Strands theme “Just write” mean?

The Strands theme “Just write” for March 28, 2026 means CORRESPONDENCE — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.

How many theme words are in Strands March 28, 2026?

Strands puzzle #755 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.

How difficult was the March 28, 2026 Strands puzzle?

Strands #755 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 7% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.

What number was the Strands puzzle on March 28, 2026?

The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, March 28, 2026 is #755, 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.