Strands
Looking for Sunday’s Strands hints, spangram and solutions? You can discover them right here:
Let’s begin the week off with a model new Strands, which is about one thing you will have performed this weekend, or one thing you would like you probably did.
How To Play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the basic phrase search. It’s in beta for now, which implies it’ll solely stick round if sufficient individuals play it on daily basis.
There’s a brand new sport of Strands to play on daily basis. The sport will current you with a six by eight grid of letters. The goal is to discover a group of phrases which have one thing in frequent, and also you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you discover a theme phrase, it can stay highlighted in blue.
You’ll additionally must discover a particular phrase referred to as a spangram. This tells you what the phrases have in frequent. The spangram hyperlinks two reverse sides of the board. While the theme phrases is not going to be a correct identify, the spangram is usually a correct identify. When you discover the spangram, it can stay highlighted in yellow.
Be warned: You’ll must be in 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.”
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
Time to start out with the official trace after which we are going to transfer to 1 I make up myself. The trace is:
Make waves
Mine is:
Ships ahoy!
That ought to get you began.
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Time for the precise reply portion of the submit starting with the spangram after which the total record of solutions. Spoilers comply with after this. The spangram is:
WATERCRAFT
And that’s discovered right here:
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The reply record is:
- GONDOLA
- PADDLEBOARD
- DORY
- DINGHY
- KAYAK
- CANOE
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You know what was annoying right here? The phrases WATER is spelled out right here but it surely’s not truly related to any of the phrases. Also I realized some new boats right here as I didn’t know what a GONDOLA was and I assumed DORY was simply the fish from Finding Nemo. I suppose that’s what she’s named after?
Anyway, enjoyable puzzle and it makes me want I used to be out on the lake.
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