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Welcome back to your handy New York Times Strands guide! It’s another lovely Wednesday, perfect for strolling or hiking and just as ideal for solving tricky word puzzle games, though today’s wasn’t the hardest I’ve seen.
Strands still isn’t on the New York Times games app, but you can play it right here.
Read on to get a little help with today’s puzzle.
How To Play Strands
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.
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
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 Strand puzzle is: The long run
Here’s an extra hint to help guide you to the solution: Cardio required
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Strands answers.
I’ll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. I’ll then tell you the other words and show you how they fit in.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Strands spangram is . . .
MARATHON
Here’s where the Spangram is on the grid:
Today’s Strands answers all have to do with the pretty obvious theme and SPANGRAM, which I actually found almost instantly today. Think of words that have to do with preparing for a long run and think of the run itself and words associated with running. If you need extra help, spoilers below!
Here’s the full list of words:
- Track
- Nutrition
- Train
- Course
- Gait
- Speed
- Pace
Today’s Strands Breakdown
This was, by far, the easiest Strands I’ve tackled so far. I got the spangram—MARATHON—almost instantly. The theme is a dead giveaway. Truly, this is Easy Mode for Strands. After I got the Spangram I quickly found TRAIN and COURSE. Then I found NUTRITION and TRACK in the top right. GAIT, SPEED and PACE came next and the whole thing was done in a couple minutes. Come on NYTs, you can do better than this!
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