Step aside, Wordle, Connections, Connections Sports Edition, and Mini Crossword—there’s a fresh, new word game in town from The New York Times. Meet Strands, the latest addictive daily activity gaining popularity on the NYT website and app.
Get ready for daily themes and spangrams to uncover, making it the perfect game to check off your list before a new challenge emerges 24 hours later.
Here’s how to dive into the world of Strands according to The New York Times:
Find theme words to complete the board. When found, these words will stay highlighted in blue, ensuring you stay on track. Drag or tap letters to create words and double-tap the last letter to submit your solution. The goal is to fill the board entirely with theme words, ensuring they do not overlap.
Then, hunt for the “spangram,” a descriptor that hints at the puzzle’s theme and stretches across two opposite sides of the board. Once found, the spangram will glow in yellow.
If you need a push in the right direction, seek out non-theme words for hints. For every three non-theme words you uncover, you will earn a hint that reveals the letters of a theme word, guiding you towards the solution.
Today’s Strands puzzle offers a theme hint that promises “One for every occasion.” An exciting challenge awaits, with eight theme words waiting to be discovered, including the key spangram.
Don’t forget, today’s spangram leans mostly horizontal, adding an extra layer of complexity to the gameplay. For those eager for answers, today’s spangram answer is “TOPGEAR.”
As you dive into today’s NYT Strands game, be on the lookout for theme words like BERET, TOQUE, SOMBRERO, BEANIE, DERBY, BOWLER, and FEDORA, along with the striking spangram TOPGEAR. Get ready for a fun and engaging wordplay experience like no other.
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