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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 September 20, 2024: A way with words.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle

A word for a written form of artistic expression.

Famous artists of this medium include Maya Angelou, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman.

Completed NYT Strands board for September 20, 2024: A way with words.

Think back to English class.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is POETRY.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: SCANSION, STANZA, DICTION, VERSE, RHYME, SYNTAX, METER.

I can almost make podcast and association, but not quite.

I find a few random non-theme words, and I think Im ready for a hint.

It highlights a cluster of letters in the bottom right: METER.

Oh, so is it words related to poetry, perhaps?

Yep, theres the spangram: POETRY.

VERSE sits in the bottom left.

RHYME is to the right of that.

SYNTAX completes the bottom half.

STANZA is the word with the Z.

DICTION snakes up to the upper right corner.

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.

you could’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.