#6Saturday, March 9, 2024
Strands answers for March 9, 2024 — “FRAGILE: handle with care” (#6)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for March 9, 2024 (puzzle #6) is BREAKABLE, a 9-letter answer to the theme "FRAGILE: handle with care". The 7 theme words are BREAD, HEART, MOLD, PROMISE, RECORD, SILENCE and SWEAT.
Where is each answer on the March 9 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #6 is 7 theme words and one spangram.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREAD | 5 | row 1, column 1 | row 4, column 1 | top to bottom |
| HEART | 5 | row 8, column 1 | row 6, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| MOLD | 4 | row 8, column 5 | row 5, column 5 | bottom to top |
| PROMISE | 7 | row 2, column 2 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| RECORD | 6 | row 4, column 4 | row 1, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SILENCE | 7 | row 8, column 3 | row 4, column 2 | bottom to top |
| SWEAT | 5 | row 4, column 6 | row 8, column 6 | top to bottom |
| BREAKABLE | 9 | row 8, column 4 | row 1, column 5 | bottom to top |
What did the March 9 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 B-E-S-I-E-D, row 2 reads R-P-R-M-L-R, row 3 reads E-A-O-B-C-O, row 4 reads D-E-A-R-E-S, row 5 reads C-E-A-K-D-W, row 6 reads N-T-L-E-L-E, row 7 reads R-A-I-R-O-A, and row 8 reads H-E-S-B-M-T.
How hard was the March 9 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #6 as easy: it sits at the 4th 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 9 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #6 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Heidi Erwin. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the March 9 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on March 9, 2024?
The Strands clue for March 9, 2024 is “FRAGILE: handle with care”, on puzzle #6. It is answered by the spangram BREAKABLE, and all 7 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on March 9, 2024?
The 7 Strands theme words for March 9, 2024 are BREAD, HEART, MOLD, PROMISE, RECORD, SILENCE and SWEAT, plus the spangram BREAKABLE.
What was the big word in the March 9, 2024 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for March 9, 2024 is BREAKABLE, 9 letters long, running from row 8, column 4 to row 1, 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 “FRAGILE: handle with care” mean?
The Strands theme “FRAGILE: handle with care” for March 9, 2024 means BREAKABLE — 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 9, 2024?
Strands puzzle #6 has 7 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the March 9, 2024 Strands puzzle?
Strands #6 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 4% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on March 9, 2024?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, March 9, 2024 is #6, 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.