The New York Times Strands puzzle for Tuesday, November 3, 2026, puzzle number 975, features the theme "I've got a song in my heart." According to the puzzle's hint, players should "Grab the mic!" The theme is musical in nature, and solvers can unlock in-game hints by finding any three words of four letters or more. Today's clue words that can be used to receive hints include BEER, TOUT, DEER, READ, BREAD, LIST, CLAD, BING, and LEAN.
The spangram for today's puzzle is BELTITOUT, which winds across the puzzle board starting with a B positioned three letters down on the far-left column. The five theme answers completing the puzzle are SINGER, CROONER, VOCALIST, BALLADEER, and CHORISTER. As is standard with Strands puzzles, once all answers are found — including the spangram — every letter on the board will be used.
The puzzle was published on CNET and features the musical theme that ties together various terms related to singing and vocal performance. Players looking to solve the puzzle can work to find all hidden words that fit the 'song in my heart' theme.
