HIGHLIGHTS
- A fungus among-us is today’s theme for NYT Strands, meaning you need to find words related to the fungus plants we see around (mostly edible).
- The Spangram for today’s game is Mushrooms, which means that the other remaining words refer to the types of Mushrooms.
- SH, TR, CR, EN BO, and OY are the first two letters of the remaining answers for today’s NYT Strands.
NYT Strands introduces fresh themes every day that encourage players to create words from an 8×6 letter grid.
By analyzing the given theme, players should guess the Spangram, which then helps them discover the remaining words.
“Getting Closure” and “Let Us Prey ” were some of the previous themes, while today’s challenge in NYT Strands is themed “A fungus among-us.”
A Fungus Among-Us Meaning In NYT Strands #365
If you analyze today’s theme, “A Fungus Among Us,” you might get a hint that it is somehow related to the fungus plants we normally see in our surroundings.
Today’s theme, “A Fungus among-us, ” refers to any spore-producing organism feeding on organic matter (mostly mushrooms).
With this observation, I was able to get today’s Spangram: starting from the fourth letter of the last row to the fourth letter of the first row.

Finally, after getting today’s Spangram, six other words were left, each of which was definitely some mushroom we eat.
All Words For Today’s NYT Strands (March 3, 2025)
Analyzing the letters from an 8×6 grid, I tried looking for Morels, a common edible mushroom, but I could not find what I was looking for.
So, submitting any three random words, I got the first hint and got the word Enoki, which led me further to Oyster.

As I progressed further in the game, I submitted random words like “Nott” and “Blur” to get hints, which helped me get the remaining words.

So, after taking a few hints, I was able to complete today’s game with the following words:
- Mushrooms (Spangram)
- Enoki
- Oyster
- Truffle
- Cremini
- Shiitake
- Button

Finally, after getting all the words and filling the game with a light blue color, I managed to achieve a “Great” score in the March 3, 2025, NYT Strands.