
Strands is a fresh addition to the New York Times’ puzzle lineup, offering a trickier twist on the classic word search. This puzzle will test your observational skills and word-finding prowess.
How to Play NYT Strands
In Strands, your objective is to discover the “theme words” hidden within a grid of letters. Here’s how to play:
- Find Words: Drag or tap letters to form words. Double-tap the last letter to confirm the word.
- Highlighting: Correct theme words will be highlighted in blue and become unselectable.
- Non-Theme Words: Finding non-theme words can still be beneficial. For every three non-theme words of at least four letters, you earn a hint, revealing letters from a theme word that you must unscramble.
- No Overlap: Every letter in the grid is used exactly once to spell out the theme words.
- Spangram: Each puzzle includes one “spangram” that describes the puzzle’s theme and connects two opposite sides of the board. The spangram will be highlighted in yellow when found.
The goal is to solve the puzzle efficiently while minimizing the use of hints.
Hint for Today’s Strands Puzzle
Today’s theme is “Heat and eat.” Here’s a hint: kitchen tasks.
Today’s NYT Strands Answers
If you’re having trouble with today’s Strands puzzle, here are the answers to help you out:
Today’s Spangram:
- COOKING
Today’s Theme Words:
- PLANCH
- SIMMER
- POACH
- DEGLAZE
- STEAM
- BRAISE
- FLAMBE
Happy puzzling! And remember, each day brings a new challenge, so keep honing those word-finding skills!