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Forbes
12 hours ago
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- Forbes
NYT ‘Strands' Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Thursday, June 5
Strands NYT Looking for Wednesday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's in beta for now, which means it'll only stick around if enough people play it every day. 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 two opposite sides of the board. 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. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. 'Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones,' The New York Times notes. 'Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.' Time to do the NYT hint and then my own hint after that: Mary, Mary, quite… And mine is: Rhyme words Now we begin the answer portion of the program which is the spangram and the full list of the other answers, the spangram is: GARDEN Here it is on the page, and read on: Strands NYT And the answers are: Strands NYT Well, I hope you're up on your nursery rhymes that first originated in the year 1744, because that's what we're doing today. There are more modern version of the poem, which was originally from England, and we're taking different words from that version, which is: Well, I got contrary, but to get the rest of those I needed a few hints, as this is not exactly what I'm reading to my kids at night. Also, the spangram is just another word, that's not what the spangram is supposed to be. They keep doing this! Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
NYT ‘Strands' Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Tuesday, June 3rd
Today's NYT Strands hints and answers Looking for Monday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: It's not my normal day for Strands but my colleague Paul Tassi has found himself indisposed. I'm hopping in for the night because somebody has to help uncover these words! Let's solve this Strands! Strands is the newest game in the New York Times' stable of puzzle games. It's a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we're given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day's theme. Spoilers ahead. Read on for today's theme and some hints to help you uncover today's words. Instead of giving you the first two letters of each word, today I'm giving out three hints instead of two. Today's Theme: That's proprietary! 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 Hint: When a brand is so popular it becomes a noun. Clue: Think tissues, hot tubs and the like. Here are the first two letters of each of today's words: Remember, spoilers ahead! Today's spangram is: TRADEMARKED Here's the full list of words: Here's the completed Strands grid: Strands I found the first couple words instantly today: KLEENEX and JACUZZI right at the top, and then TRADEMARKED right after that. The last few were trickier. This was also somewhat educational. If you didn't know CHAPSTICK was a brand, for instance. Or POPSICLE. These are the types of trademarked words that are just so commonplace in the English language, they become interchangeable with the product itself. How did you do on your Strands today? Let me know on Twitter and Facebook. Be sure to check out my blog for my daily Wordle guides as well as all my other writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
NYT ‘Strands' Hints, Spangram And Answers For Monday, June 2
Strands New York Times Looking for Sunday's Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's in beta for now, which means it'll only stick around if enough people play it every day. 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 two opposite sides of the board. 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. Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. 'Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones,' The New York Times notes. 'Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw Strands solvers curveballs every once in a while.' Time to do the NYT hint and then my own hint after that: On the vine And mine is: Spaghetti ingredient Now we begin the answer portion of the program which is the spangram and the full list of the other answers, the spangram is: TOMATO Here it is on the page, and read on: Strands NYT And the answers are: Strands NYT Well, here you have it, a puzzle made out of tomatoes from start to finish. Never thought I'd see the day. I only knew about three of these offhand, CHERRY, PLUM and HEIRLOOM. I mean I've *seen* other tomatoes, but I've genuinely never heard of BEEFCAKE or LUNCHBOX tomatoes. Which ones are just like, normal tomatoes? In any case, a few clues let me find the words regardless, and I learned a few things. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Newfoundland man publishes patriotic word-search puzzles
From Canadian sights-to-see to songs or meals, Nick Cranford is putting Canadiana on the map. Gros Morne, Peggy's Cove, Banff. Trailer Park Boys, Anne Murray, Michael J. Fox. They're all Canadian and they're all words to seek and circle in Nick Cranford's word search books. From Canadian sights-to-see to songs or meals, the 27-year-old from St. John's, N.L. is putting Canadiana onto the page and in the process, putting his stamp on his family's publishing business. 'I felt it was my duty,' he said, noting Canadian's love and pride for their country has deepened recently. 'I am happy to play my small part in making this country great.' Cranford's grandfather started Flanker Press, based in St. John's, more than 30 years ago in the family living room. But it was his late great-grandmother who inspired him to create a word search book. 'I noticed one of her absolute favourite things to do, was doing word searches,' he said. His 'great-nan,' who lived into her nineties, always had a pile of them. 'They were her breakfast, lunch and dinner.' Nick Crawford Nick Crawford and his 'great-nan' But there was no Newfoundland & Labrador-specific word search puzzle book, said Cranford. In the summer of 2023, he decided to change that. His first book became a template for others. He highlighted sights to see, such as Cape Spear, Signal Hill and Terra Nova. He created a Newfoundland-centric puzzles with themes like Jigg's Dinner, a traditional Newfoundland dish, Mary Brown's and home brew. Then there are Newfoundland words and pieces of local communities such as retirement homes, churches, businesses and parks. Next came Nova Scotia, Alberta, P.E.I., Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Cranford has made a word search book for Toronto and Ontario and recently published one for New Brunswick with pages dedicated to Acadian words and tourist destinations such as Hopewell Rocks and Fundy National Park. Crack open Alberta's puzzle book and you'll find puzzles on the Oilers, Flames, Banff and Nickelback. His Manitoba puzzle will send searchers to scan pages about the Forks, Churchill and The Guess Who. He's sold more than 50,000 copies of his books so far. Cranford was always planning to complete his collection by publishing more province-specific word search books, but the recent surge patriotism urged him to speed up his printing deadline. 'I want to strike while it's hot,' he said. He aims to complete a Quebec, B.C. and a Canada-centric puzzle book by Canada Day. The territories will come next.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
CTV National News: New word search highlights Canadian pride
Watch A series of word search books highlights Canadian sayings, celebrities, and more. CTV News' Sarah Plowman reports.
