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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for November 29, 2024: Give me a break.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

Verbs for doing absolutely nothing.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for November 29, 2024: Give me a break.

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is DOWNTIME.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: LOUNGE, RELAX, LUXURIATE, CHILL, LOAF, PAUSE, UNWIND.

Lets just start poking around.

I see the word AXLE, but its not a theme word.

(I thought maybe it would be a things that break puzzle.)

CHILL is in the upper right corner, and its a hit.

Maybe its words that you might say to someone when you want them to calm down.

Yep, RELAX is along the left edge.

UNWIND is in the bottom right corner.

Oh, so its more about personal relaxation.

LOUNGE is in the upper left.

And that makes a perfect space for the spangram, from top to bottom: DOWNTIME.

LUXURIATE is in the bottom left.

(Great word!)

PAUSE is along the right edge.

(Another great word.)

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

it’s possible for you to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.