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Today’s NYT Wires The puzzle is fun, with a bit of an old-fashioned feel. Some of the answers are a little difficult to decipher, so if you need tips and answers, keep reading.
I delve into the rules for Strands in this story.
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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Threads theme is: Follow suit
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: give me a deal.
Keywords to unlock in-game hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you are stuck, find all the words you can. Each time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get these clues, but any four or more letter words you can find will work:
- REST, HIST, CHOP, PADS, RITE, RANG, SKATE, ARTS, HEART, TRICK, SKATER
Answers to today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that relate to the topic. The aim of the puzzle is to find them all, including spangram, a themed word that goes from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (I originally thought there were always eight, but I learned the number can vary), all the letters on the board will be used. Here are the non-spanking answers:
- WHIST, BRIDGE, EUCHRE, SWORDS, PINOCHLE, HEARTS
Today’s Strands Spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is TRICKS. To find it, look for the T that is four letters down on the leftmost line and roll it up.
Strands’ hardest puzzles
Here are some of the Strands topics I’ve found to be the most difficult over the past few weeks.
#1: Dated Slang, January 21st. Maybe you didn’t even use that language when it was cool. Hardest word: PHAT.
#2: It explodes! January 15th. I think marine biologists can get this one right. Hardest word: BALEEN or RIGHT.
#3: Off the Hook, January 9th. Similar to January 15th puzzle as it helps to know a lot about sea creatures. Sorry, Carlinhos. Hardest word: BIGEYE or SKIPJACK.
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