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Twitter Share to Linkedin Find all the theme words to win a round of Strands. Looking for Thursday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Hey, folks! Happy Friday. This is my last day of covering Strands for now, but I’ll be back with you in a couple of weeks for more word search shenanigans. Paul will taking up the reins tomorrow. Today’s NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers are coming right up. How To Play Strands The
New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day. There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. There’s Some Good News For ‘3 Body Problem’ Season 2
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Apple Just Accidentally Revealed An All New Product It Seems Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it’s possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you’re playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess. If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you’ll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words. Be warned: You’ll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you’ll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes. What Is Today’s Strands Hint? Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today’s Strands puzzle, I’ll reveal what the answer words are. The official theme hint for today’s Strand puzzle is... Am I blushing? Need some extra help? Here’s another hint... What Are Today’s Strands Answers? Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any further down the page until you’re ready to find out today’s Strands answers. I’ll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid. I’ll then tell you the other words and show you how they fit in. This is your final warning! Today’s Strands spangram is... RED ALERT Here’s where you’ll find it on the grid... New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term RED ALERT. The rest of today’s Strands theme words are... CINNAMON TOMATO CARDINAL STRAWBERRY BURGUNDY Here’s what the completed grid looks like... Completed Strands grid for April 5, featuring the words CINNAMON, TOMATO, CARDINAL, RED ALERT, ... [+] STRAWBERRY and BURGUNDY. I saw TOMATO up top right away, so I figured I was looking for red things. Focusing on my usual tactic of looking at the corners next helped me find CARDINAL. The same strategy helped me find CINNAMON in the top left. It was then that the spangram became obvious. That left me with STRAWBERRY and BURGUNDY for the win. I didn't use a hint and the spangram was the fourth theme word I found. It was nice to round off my latest stint of Strands coverage with a perfect game. That’s all there is to it for today’s Strands clues and answers. Be sure to check Paul’s blog for hints and the solution for Saturday’s game if you need them. Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions