NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Wednesday, July 24

Strands is a new daily puzzle from the New York Times, offering a challenging twist on the classic word search. You’ll need sharp eyes and a bit of strategy to solve it.

 

How to Play Strands

  • Objective: Find the “theme words” hidden in a grid of letters.
  • Manipulation: Drag or tap letters to form words. Double-tap the final letter to confirm the word.
  • Theme Words: Correct words will be highlighted in blue and won’t be selectable again.
  • Non-Theme Words: Finding three non-theme words of at least four letters gives you a hint, revealing some letters of a theme word.
  • Usage: Every letter in the grid is part of a theme word and is used once, with no overlap.
  • Spangram: A special theme word that spans from one side of the board to the opposite side, highlighted in yellow when found.

 

Hint for Today’s NYT Strands Puzzle

Theme: “Screen time” Hint: Think about places and things associated with movies.

 

Today’s NYT Strands Answers

Here are the answers for today’s Strands puzzle:

Spangram: MOVIETHEATER

Other Theme Words:

  1. PROJECTOR
  2. POPCORN
  3. CANDY
  4. FEATURE
  5. TRAILERS

These words will help you solve the puzzle and enjoy the challenge Strands has to offer. Happy puzzling!