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Strands is the New York Times’ latest daily puzzle, offering a twist on the traditional word search that will keep you on your toes! With a grid of letters, the objective is to find “theme words” related to a central topic. It’s challenging yet rewarding, similar to puzzles like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword.
How to Play Strands
To play, look for theme words in the letter grid by dragging or tapping letters to spell them out. Once you’ve completed a word, double-tap the last letter to confirm it. Correct words highlight in blue and can’t be selected again.
Each puzzle includes a “spangram” — a special theme word that stretches from one side of the grid to the other, highlighted in yellow when found. Spangrams give a strong hint toward the day’s theme. If you find non-theme words that are at least four letters long, you’ll earn a hint after every three words. This hint reveals the letters of a theme word, which you can then unscramble to add to your list.
Remember, each letter on the grid is used exactly once to spell out a word, with no overlap, so efficiency is key.
Hint for Today’s Strands Puzzle
Today’s theme is “Strumming right along…” and involves instruments you can pluck.
Today’s Strands Puzzle Answer
For today’s Strands puzzle, the spangram is STRINGY, which ties into the theme perfectly!
The theme words are:
- BANJO
- GUITAR
- MANDOLIN
- VIOLIN
- HARP
- SITAR
- UKULELE
Good luck, and happy puzzling!
