#756Sunday, March 29, 2026
Strands answers for March 29, 2026 — “A bit peckish?” (#756)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 29, 2026 (puzzle #756) is FORTHEBIRDS, a 11-letter answer to the theme "A bit peckish?". The 7 theme words are BERRIES, BUGS, FRUIT, MILLET, NECTAR, SEEDS and SUET.
Where is each answer on the March 29 Strands board?
Strands #756 resolves to these 7 theme words plus the spangram FORTHEBIRDS.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERRIES | 7 | row 7, column 3 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| BUGS | 4 | row 7, column 5 | row 8, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| FRUIT | 5 | row 4, column 2 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| MILLET | 6 | row 5, column 3 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| NECTAR | 6 | row 2, column 6 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SEEDS | 5 | row 1, column 4 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SUET | 4 | row 5, column 6 | row 6, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| FORTHEBIRDS | 11 | row 1, column 1 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the March 29 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 11 letters7 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 F-O-R-S-S-D, row 2 reads I-U-T-E-E-N, row 3 reads T-R-H-R-T-E, row 4 reads L-F-E-B-A-C, row 5 reads L-I-M-I-U-S, row 6 reads S-E-T-R-E-T, row 7 reads E-E-B-D-B-G, and row 8 reads I-R-R-S-U-S.
How hard was the March 29 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #756 as easy: it sits at the 9th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
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 29 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #756 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the March 29 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 29, 2026?
The Strands clue for March 29, 2026 is “A bit peckish?”, on puzzle #756. It is answered by the spangram FORTHEBIRDS, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 29, 2026?
The 7 Strands theme words for March 29, 2026 are BERRIES, BUGS, FRUIT, MILLET, NECTAR, SEEDS and SUET, plus the spangram FORTHEBIRDS.
What was the big word in the March 29, 2026 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 29, 2026 is FORTHEBIRDS, 11 letters long, running from row 1, column 1 to row 8, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “A bit peckish?” mean?
The Strands theme “A bit peckish?” for March 29, 2026 means FORTHEBIRDS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 7 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands March 29, 2026?
Strands puzzle #756 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 29, 2026 Strands puzzle?
Strands #756 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 9% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 29, 2026?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, March 29, 2026 is #756, 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.