Strands is a brand-new daily puzzle from the New York Times that offers a trickier take on the classic word search. You’ll need a keen eye to solve it!
How to Play Strands
In Strands, your goal is to find the “theme words” hidden within a grid of letters. Here’s how to navigate the game:
- Finding Theme Words: Manipulate the letters by dragging or tapping to craft words. Double-tap the final letter to confirm.
- Highlighting: If you find the correct word, the letters will be highlighted in blue and will no longer be selectable.
- Non-Theme Words: If you find a word that isn’t a theme word but is at least four letters long, it helps too! For every three non-theme words, you’ll receive a hint—one letter from a theme word will be revealed for you to unscramble.
- Spangram: Each puzzle contains one “spangram,” a special theme word that touches two opposite sides of the board and describes the puzzle’s theme. Finding the spangram will highlight it in yellow.
- Goal: Complete the puzzle quickly while minimizing the use of hints!
Hint for Today’s Strands Puzzle
Today’s theme is “Spacing out”.
Hint: Beyond science.
Today’s Spangram
The spangram, which will guide you toward the theme, is:
SCIENCEFICTION
Today’s Strands Answers
Here are the theme words you’re looking for:
- ALIEN
- DROID
- ROBOT
- CYBORG
- MUTANT
- MARTIAN
Good luck, and enjoy solving today’s Strands puzzle! If you need more help, feel free to ask.
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