#27Saturday, March 30, 2024
Strands answers for March 30, 2024 — “Camouflage” (#27)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 30, 2024 (puzzle #27) is SPOTTY, a 6-letter answer to the theme "Camouflage". The 6 theme words are CHEETAH, DALMATIAN, GIRAFFE, HYENA, LADYBUG and LEOPARD.
Where is each answer on the March 30 Strands board?
The 6 theme words for Strands on March 30, 2024 are listed below, followed by the spangram.
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.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEETAH | 7 | row 3, column 1 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| DALMATIAN | 9 | row 5, column 1 | row 7, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| GIRAFFE | 7 | row 5, column 5 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| HYENA | 5 | row 6, column 1 | row 7, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| LADYBUG | 7 | row 4, column 2 | row 3, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| LEOPARD | 7 | row 1, column 6 | row 4, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPOTTY | 6 | row 4, column 1 | row 5, column 6 | left to right |
What did the March 30 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for March 30, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 6 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-E-T-A-H-L, row 2 reads H-D-Y-B-E-O, row 3 reads C-A-U-G-R-P, row 4 reads S-L-O-D-T-A, row 5 reads D-P-L-T-G-Y, row 6 reads H-A-A-M-A-I, row 7 reads Y-A-N-I-T-R, and row 8 reads E-N-E-F-F-A.
How hard was the March 30 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #27 comes out average, ahead of 36% 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 30 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #27 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 30 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 30, 2024?
The Strands clue for March 30, 2024 is “Camouflage”, on puzzle #27. It is answered by the spangram SPOTTY, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 30, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for March 30, 2024 are CHEETAH, DALMATIAN, GIRAFFE, HYENA, LADYBUG and LEOPARD, plus the spangram SPOTTY.
What was the big word in the March 30, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 30, 2024 is SPOTTY, 6 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 5, 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 “Camouflage” mean?
The Strands theme “Camouflage” for March 30, 2024 means SPOTTY — 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 30, 2024?
Strands puzzle #27 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 30, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #27 rates average on a computed index, harder than 36% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 30, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, March 30, 2024 is #27, 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 2024, part of the full Strands archive.