Strands is a new daily puzzle from the New York Times, offering a challenging twist on the classic word search. You’ll need sharp observation skills to solve this puzzle.
How to Play NYT Strands
In each Strands puzzle, your objective is to find the “theme words” hidden in a grid of letters. You manipulate the letters by dragging or tapping to form words, and double-tap the final letter to confirm your word. If you find a correct theme word, it will be highlighted in blue and those letters will no longer be selectable.
If you find a non-theme word that’s at least four letters long, it still helps! For every three such words you find, you’ll get a hint where the letters of one theme word are revealed for you to unscramble.
Every letter in the grid is used exactly once to spell out the theme words, with no overlaps. Each puzzle also contains a “spangram” — a special theme word that touches two opposite sides of the board. Finding the spangram will highlight it in yellow.
Your goal is to complete the puzzle as quickly as possible without relying too much on hints.
Hint for Today’s NYT Strands Puzzle
Today’s theme is “And the Oscar goes to…”, focusing on great actor names.
Today’s Spangram
We’ll start by giving you the spangram, which can help you identify the theme and solve the rest of the puzzle:
BESTACTING
Today’s NYT Strands Answers
Here are the theme words for today’s Strands puzzle:
- FIELD
- BERRY
- SWANK
- BRIDGES
- HUNT
- STONE
- PHOENIX
Each day brings a new puzzle, so if you need help today, check back tomorrow for another challenge!
