#733Friday, March 6, 2026
Strands answers for March 6, 2026 — “That's dedication” (#733)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 6, 2026 (puzzle #733) is YOURBIGGESTFAN, a 14-letter answer to the theme "That's dedication". The 5 theme words are DEVOTEE, ENTHUSIAST, FOLLOWER, LOVER and STAN.
Where is each answer on the March 6 Strands board?
Here are all 5 theme words from the March 6, 2026 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVOTEE | 7 | row 6, column 2 | row 7, column 6 | left to right |
| ENTHUSIAST | 10 | row 7, column 1 | row 8, column 6 | left to right |
| FOLLOWER | 8 | row 3, column 6 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| LOVER | 5 | row 1, column 3 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| STAN | 4 | row 3, column 3 | row 6, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| YOURBIGGESTFAN | 14 | row 3, column 1 | row 6, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the March 6 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 6 words tile all 48 cells of the March 6, 2026 grid.
Spangram — 14 letters5 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-O-L-B-I-G, row 2 reads R-V-R-S-E-G, row 3 reads Y-U-S-T-O-F, row 4 reads O-T-F-E-R-L, row 5 reads A-E-O-A-W-L, row 6 reads N-D-V-T-N-O, row 7 reads E-H-U-A-E-E, and row 8 reads N-T-S-I-S-T.
How hard was the March 6 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #733 comes out hard, ahead of 92% 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 6 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #733 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 6 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 6, 2026?
The Strands clue for March 6, 2026 is “That's dedication”, on puzzle #733. It is answered by the spangram YOURBIGGESTFAN, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 6, 2026?
The 5 Strands theme words for March 6, 2026 are DEVOTEE, ENTHUSIAST, FOLLOWER, LOVER and STAN, plus the spangram YOURBIGGESTFAN.
What was the big word in the March 6, 2026 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 6, 2026 is YOURBIGGESTFAN, 14 letters long, running from row 3, column 1 to row 6, column 5. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “That's dedication” mean?
The Strands theme “That's dedication” for March 6, 2026 means YOURBIGGESTFAN — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands March 6, 2026?
Strands puzzle #733 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 6, 2026 Strands puzzle?
Strands #733 rates hard on a computed index, harder than 92% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 6, 2026?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, March 6, 2026 is #733, 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.