{"id":45129,"date":"2024-05-22T11:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.businessupturn.com\/?p=45129"},"modified":"2024-05-22T11:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:59:22","slug":"nyt-strands-today-hints-spangram-and-answers-for-wednesday-may-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/nyt-strands-today-hints-spangram-and-answers-for-wednesday-may-22\/45129\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Wednesday, May 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"21a60d6a-9d7f-4bdb-b71e-b495aad8b31c\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can sometimes be tricky to solve. There\u2019s no shame in needing a bit of help. If you\u2019re stuck and need to know the answers to today\u2019s Strands puzzle, check out the solved puzzle below.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Play NYT Strands<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In Strands, your goal is to find the \u201ctheme words\u201d hidden within a grid of letters. You can manipulate the letters by dragging or tapping to form words. To confirm a word, double-tap the final letter. Correct words will be highlighted in blue and will no longer be selectable.<\/p>\n<p>Finding non-theme words still helps! For every three non-theme words of at least four letters, you\u2019ll get a hint\u2014letters of one of the theme words will be revealed, and you\u2019ll just need to unscramble them.<\/p>\n<p>Every letter in the grid is used to spell out the theme words, with no overlaps. Each letter is used once and only once.<\/p>\n<p>Each puzzle contains one \u201cspangram,\u201d a special theme word (or words) that touches two opposite sides of the board. The spangram is highlighted in yellow when found.<\/p>\n<p>Your aim should be to complete the puzzle quickly without using too many hints.<\/p>\n<h3><em>Hint for Today\u2019s NYT Strands Puzzle<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Today\u2019s theme is \u201cHome grown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a hint: seasonings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Today\u2019s NYT Strands Answers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><em>Today\u2019s Spangram<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the spangram, which might help you figure out the theme and solve the rest of the puzzle:<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERBGARDEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Today\u2019s Theme Words<\/h4>\n<p>If you still need more help, here are the rest of the theme words in today\u2019s puzzle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAGE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>BASIL<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ROSEMARY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PARSLEY<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>THYME<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CORIANDER<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By using these answers, you should be able to complete today\u2019s Strands puzzle and enjoy the satisfaction of a well-solved game. Happy puzzling!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands can sometimes be tricky to solve. There\u2019s no shame in needing a\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":45130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[14314],"class_list":["post-45129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","tag-nyt-strands"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}