by Strands
Looking for tips, spangram and answers for Sunday’s Strands? You can find them here:
The weekend is over and now it’s time to laze around at work with a new Strands puzzle, although this one tends to be easier since it wakes up your brain.
How to play Strands
The New York Times Strands puzzle is a twist on the classic word search puzzle. It’s currently in beta, meaning it will only remain available if enough people play it daily.
Every day there is a new Strands game. The game presents you with a 6×8 grid of letters. The goal is to find a group of words that have something in common and you will get a clue as to what the theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram connects two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words are not a proper noun, the spangram can be a proper noun. Once you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Be warned: you must be on your guard.
“Some topics are fill-in-the-blanks. They can also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones,” notes the New York Times. “Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw curve balls to the Strands solvers every now and then.”
What is today’s Strands tip?
The NYT has a tip, and I have a tip, and we’ll see which one helps you more. First, their tip:
Everyone, get going!
And my tip:
Not the actors
With this I try to guide you in the right direction.
What are today’s Strands answers?
It’s time to talk about the spangram and the full list of answers, which are deep into spoiler territory. First, the spangram:
DANCE MOVEMENTS
Here it is on the board:
Strands
Here are the other answers:
- PIROUETTE
- TWERK
- DENTAL FLOSS
- MOONWALK
- HURRY
- FASHION
So they obviously wanted to separate some modern pieces, TWERK and FLOSS (known from Fortnite), with some from the 80s, MOONWALK and HUSTLE. I wasn’t born in those years, but I’m pretty sure HUSTLE is from the 70s, right? And PIROUETTE is just like ballet? Sure.
I didn’t think I would be able to do it that well since I don’t really dance, but I understood the Spangram right away and that gave me enough confidence for the rest.
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