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BySam HillandJesse Lennox
Strands is a brand new daily puzzle from the New York Times. A trickier take on the classic word search, you’ll need a keen eye to solve this puzzle.
Contents
- How to play Strands
- Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
- Today’s Strand answers
Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can be a bit difficult to solve some days. There’s no shame in needing a little help from time to time. If you’re stuck and need to know the answers to today’s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below.
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How to play Strands
You start every Strands puzzle with the goal of finding the “theme words” hidden in the grid of letters. Manipulate letters by dragging or tapping to craft words; double-tap the final letter to confirm. If you find the correct word, the letters will be highlighted blue and will no longer be selectable.
Related
- NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Thursday, October 10
- Wordle Today: Wordle answer and hints for October 10
If you find a word that isn’t a theme word, it still helps! For every three non-theme words you find that are at least four letters long, you’ll get a hint — the letters of one of the theme words will be revealed and you’ll just have to unscramble it.
Every single letter on the grid is used to spell out the theme words and there is no overlap. Every letter will be used once, and only once.
Each puzzle contains one “spangram,” a special theme word (or words) that describe the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted yellow.
The goal should be to complete the puzzle quickly without using too many hints.
Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s theme is “Think about it”
Here’s a hint that might help you: brain teasers
Today’s Strand answers
Today’s spanagram
We’ll start by giving you the spangram, which might help you figure out the theme and solve the rest of the puzzle on your own:
- PUZZLES
Today’s Strands answers
- SUDOKU
- JUMBLE
- JIGSAW
- MAZE
- CROSSWORD
- CRYPTOGRAM
Editors’ Recommendations
- NYT Crossword: answers for Thursday, October 10
- NYT Connections: hints and answers for Thursday, October 10
- NYT Spelling Bee: answers for Friday, May 10
Sam Hill is a journalist and the gaming guides editor at Digital Trends. He's also written tech guides for Input and has…
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