#12Friday, March 15, 2024
Strands answers for March 15, 2024 — “Old haunts” (#12)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 15, 2024 (puzzle #12) is SUPERNATURAL, a 12-letter answer to the theme "Old haunts". The 6 theme words are GHOST, PHANTOM, SHADE, SPECTER, SPIRIT and WRAITH.
Where is each answer on the March 15 Strands board?
The 6 theme words for Strands on March 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHOST | 5 | row 3, column 4 | row 1, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| PHANTOM | 7 | row 8, column 5 | row 5, column 6 | bottom to top |
| SHADE | 5 | row 5, column 3 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
| SPECTER | 7 | row 8, column 1 | row 8, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| SPIRIT | 6 | row 2, column 3 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| WRAITH | 6 | row 2, column 2 | row 6, column 1 | top to bottom |
| SUPERNATURAL | 12 | row 8, column 4 | row 1, column 4 | bottom to top |
What did the March 15 Strands grid look like?
The Strands board for March 15, 2024 is a six-column, eight-row grid of 48 letters.
Spangram — 12 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 R-I-P-L-T-S, row 2 reads I-W-S-R-A-O, row 3 reads T-R-U-G-H-D, row 4 reads I-A-T-H-A-E, row 5 reads T-A-S-R-O-M, row 6 reads H-T-N-P-E-T, row 7 reads C-E-E-U-A-N, and row 8 reads S-P-R-S-P-H.
How hard was the March 15 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #12 comes out above average, ahead of 64% 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 15 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #12 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 15 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 15, 2024?
The Strands clue for March 15, 2024 is “Old haunts”, on puzzle #12. It is answered by the spangram SUPERNATURAL, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 15, 2024?
The 6 Strands theme words for March 15, 2024 are GHOST, PHANTOM, SHADE, SPECTER, SPIRIT and WRAITH, plus the spangram SUPERNATURAL.
What was the big word in the March 15, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 15, 2024 is SUPERNATURAL, 12 letters long, running from row 8, column 4 to row 1, 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 “Old haunts” mean?
The Strands theme “Old haunts” for March 15, 2024 means SUPERNATURAL — 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 15, 2024?
Strands puzzle #12 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 15, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #12 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 64% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 15, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, March 15, 2024 is #12, 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.