NYT Strands today — hints, spangram and answers for game #369 (Friday, March 7 2025)
Need help with Strands #369? Here are some hints and the answers

Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "All decked out" — is a little obscure, and I struggled to find the answers even when I knew what it was about.
Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #369, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #369, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #369.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #369 is... "All decked out".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Walk away from the table".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- ROSE
- SPAM
- PRAYS
- STRAY
- PASTA
- SAGE
- CATS
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with C and ends with S.
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Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's CARDGAMES.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #369?
Drumroll, please...
- POKER
- CRIBBAGE
- RUMMY
- EUCHRE
- CANASTA
- PINOCHLE
...and the spangram was CARDGAMES.
Strands #369
“All decked out”
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Hi Strands fans. I found today's puzzle rather tricky. Not only did I have to use a clue to get started, but even when I knew what the theme meant, I'd never heard of half the games involved, meaning a lot of tedious trial and error.
That clue revealed POKER in the bottom-left corner, which was pretty explicit about what the theme of "All decked out" meant (if it were EUCHRE or PINOCHLE, I wouldn't have had a clue). As such, I was able to divide the board in two with the spangram of CARDGAMES.
I then picked off the ones I'd heard of, even if I'd never actually played them. CRIBBAGE was in the top-right corner, with RUMMY directly below it. I then experimented with the remaining letters in the bottom-right corner until I came up with EUCHRE.
I next found CANASTA on the left-hand side, which just left the anagram of HCOLNEIP to decode. I'd never heard of PINOCHLE, but by joining random letters until something worked, I got there in the end.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #368 right here.
Freelance contributor Alan has been writing about tech for over a decade, covering phones, drones and everything in between. Previously Deputy Editor of tech site Alphr, his words are found all over the web and in the occasional magazine too. When not weighing up the pros and cons of the latest smartwatch, you'll probably find him tackling his ever-growing games backlog. Or, more likely, playing Spelunky for the millionth time.
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