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19 hours ago
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NYT ‘Strands' Hints For Monday, June 16: Spangram And Answers For Today's Game
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. getty Before today's Strands hints, spangram and answers, here are Sunday's: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Monday, June 16 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... Key notes Need some extra help? Here's another hint... Sonic compositions There are seven theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... PIANO PIECES Here's where you'll find it on the grid… Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... My mind instantly went to musical scales and instruments here. Nevertheless, I needed some hints, which gave me ETUDE and SUITE. Those were all the clues I needed to find the spangram. I had enough musical knowledge to find the remaining words by myself. I used two hints and the spangram was the third theme word I found. See you tomorrow for more Strands fun! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
Forbes
2 days ago
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NYT ‘Strands' Hints For Sunday, June 15: Spangram And Answers For Today's Game
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. Looking for Saturday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Saturday, June 14 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... Here's to him! Need some extra help? Here's another hint... From start to end, these are things to celebrate today There are six theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... FATHER'S DAY Here's where you'll find it on the grid… New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term FATHER'S DAY Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... Completed NYT Strands grid for June 15, including the words CRAWDAD, PAPARAZZI, CHALUPA, FATHER'S ... More DAY, POPSICLE and POPCORN. The double "z" caught my eye right away, but I didn't see what would work there. But I remembered today's occasion and found the spangram. A hint gave me CRAWDAD and I figured out what was going on -- all the theme words include a word meaning "father." In this case, it was "dad." PAPARAZZI (papa) and CHALUPA (pa) were the other words in the top half of the grid. POPSICLE and POPCORN (both "pop") in the bottom half wrapped things up. I used one hint and the spangram was the first theme word I found. See you tomorrow for more Strands fun! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
Forbes
29-05-2025
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NYT ‘Strands' Hints For Friday, May 30: Spangram And Answers For Today's Game
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. getty Looking for Thursday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Friday, May 29 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... And here's the kicker... Need some extra help? Here's another hint... Get in position There are six theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... SOCCER Here's where you'll find it on the grid… Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... At first I thought the theme might have to do with journalism, as a kicker is an often-pithy final line in a story. However, a hint got me STRIKER and after that everything was very clear. I have to admit, a little piece of me dies every time I have to write the word "soccer." The sport is called football. It is a game you play primarily with your feet. Players touch the ball with their feet hundreds of times in a match, as opposed to an NFL game, in which the ball is kicked maybe 10-15 times a game? This will never not annoy me (and yes, I am Scottish, why do you ask?). Anyway, I used one hint and the spangram was the second theme word I found. That wraps up my current run of Strands coverage. See you all in two weeks! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
Forbes
28-05-2025
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NYT ‘Strands' Hints For Thursday, May 29: Spangram And Answers For Today's Game
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. Looking for Wednesday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Thursday, May 28 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... It's a little buggy Need some extra help? Here's another hint... Six-legged creatures There are eight theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... INSECT Here's where you'll find it on the grid… New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term INSECT Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... Completed NYT Strands grid for May 29, including the words BUTTERFLY, WASP, FLEA, MOTH, INSECT, ... More DRAGONFLY, HORNET and MANTIS. The theme hint immediately brought to mind bugs, so this one was pretty straightforward. I cleared the four words in the top half pretty quickly after I found BUTTERFLY (which admittedly took a few minutes to find). Then the spangram was next before I found the three at the bottom. A pretty easy one, I found! I used no hints and the spangram was the fifth theme word I found. See you tomorrow for more Strands fun! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
Forbes
27-05-2025
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NYT ‘Strands' Hints And Answers For Wednesday, May 28
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. Looking for Tuesday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Wednesday, May 27 are coming right up. The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming). There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is... Top contenders Need some extra help? Here's another hint... The triumphant ones There are six theme words to find today, including the spangram. Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands hints. Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time: Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. This is your final spoiler warning! Today's Strands spangram is... FINISH STRONG Here's where you'll find it on the grid… New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term FINISH STRONG Today's Strands theme words are... Here's what the completed grid looks like... Completed NYT Strands grid for May 28, including the words TITLEHOLDER, VICTOR, FINISH STRONG, ... More CHAMP, MEDALIST and WINNER. This one was pretty straightforward. I found CHAMP quickly then everything started falling into place. I was a little surprised that TITLEHOLDER wasn't the spangram, which I actually found just before MEDALIST. I used no hints and the spangram was the fifth theme word I found. See you tomorrow for more Strands fun! Please follow my blog for more coverage of Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, join my Discord server! Also, follow me on Bluesky! It's fun there.
