#392Sunday, March 30, 2025
Strands answers for March 30, 2025 — “Join the chorus” (#392)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 30, 2025 (puzzle #392) is CHOIRPART, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Join the chorus". The 7 theme words are ALTO, BARITONE, BASS, MEZZO, SOPRANO, TENOR and TREBLE.
Where is each answer on the March 30 Strands board?
Strands #392 resolves to these 7 theme words plus the spangram CHOIRPART.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTO | 4 | row 1, column 6 | row 2, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| BARITONE | 8 | row 7, column 3 | row 6, column 6 | left to right |
| BASS | 4 | row 6, column 5 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| MEZZO | 5 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 4 | left to right |
| SOPRANO | 7 | row 2, column 3 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| TENOR | 5 | row 8, column 2 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| TREBLE | 6 | row 3, column 5 | row 2, column 1 | right to left |
| CHOIRPART | 9 | row 3, column 6 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the March 30 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 — 9 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 N-O-R-P-L-A, row 2 reads E-A-S-O-O-T, row 3 reads L-B-E-R-T-C, row 4 reads M-Z-Z-O-I-H, row 5 reads E-A-P-R-A-O, row 6 reads T-R-S-S-B-E, row 7 reads R-N-B-R-I-N, and row 8 reads O-T-E-A-T-O.
How hard was the March 30 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #392 as average: it sits at the 44th 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 30 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #392 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 30 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 30, 2025?
The Strands clue for March 30, 2025 is “Join the chorus”, on puzzle #392. It is answered by the spangram CHOIRPART, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 30, 2025?
The 7 Strands theme words for March 30, 2025 are ALTO, BARITONE, BASS, MEZZO, SOPRANO, TENOR and TREBLE, plus the spangram CHOIRPART.
What was the big word in the March 30, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 30, 2025 is CHOIRPART, 9 letters long, running from row 3, column 6 to row 6, 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 “Join the chorus” mean?
The Strands theme “Join the chorus” for March 30, 2025 means CHOIRPART — 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 30, 2025?
Strands puzzle #392 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 30, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #392 rates average on a computed index, harder than 44% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 30, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Sunday, March 30, 2025 is #392, 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 2025, part of the full Strands archive.