Move aside Wordle, Connections, Connections Sports Edition, and Mini Crossword—there’s a new word game in town from The New York Times! “Strands” has been gaining popularity as another daily activity available on the NYT website and app, with daily themes and “spangrams” to discover.
Interested in playing Strands? Here’s how it’s done: you must find theme words to fill the board, which will stay highlighted in blue once found. Drag or tap letters to create words, making sure the theme words entirely fill the board without overlapping. Additionally, you must find the “spangram,” which describes the puzzle’s theme, highlights in yellow, and touches two opposite sides of the board. Need a hint? Find non-theme words to earn hints, with every three non-theme words you find granting you a hint.
Today’s Strands theme is “Sneak-ing around,” with a hint for the game being “On your toes.” In today’s puzzle, there are eight theme words to find, including the spangram. The first two letters of each word are: EY, HE, LO, SH, VA, SO, TO, and JU (the spangram).
Today’s Strands spangram is a mix of vertical and horizontal, with the answer being “JUSTFORKICKS.” The answers and word list for Tuesday, January 20, include words like EYELET, HEEL, LOGO, SHOELACE, VAMP, SOLE, TONGUE, and the spangram JUSTFORKICKS.
As fans of word games continue to indulge in Strands, its popularity shows no signs of slowing down. Get ready to exercise your brain with this addictive daily activity from The New York Times.
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