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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 October 21, 2024: We’re in this together.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

These are some examples.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for October 21, 2024: We’re in this together.

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

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is GROUPNAME.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

Things that come in pairs?

CLOCK is in the upper left, but its not a hit.

Weird, a spangram-first day: GROUPNAME.

SWARM is in the upper right.

Got it, so its probably words forgroups of animals.

SCHOOL is above the spangram.

PRIDE is above that.

FLOCK completes the upper half.

HERD is in the bottom left.

COLONY is above that.

PACK is in the bottom left.

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’re able to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.