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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 9, 2024: Go play outside!

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

Completed NYT Strands board for September 9, 2024: Go play outside!

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is LAWNGAMES.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: CORNHOLE, BOCCE, BADMINTON, HORSESHOES, CROQUET.

I see the word BOCCE (as in bocce ball) and its a hit.

CORNHOLE is in the upper left.

I see QUEST in the upper right, but its a non-theme word.

Its probably part of a larger word, but Im not sure what.

Ah, I do see the spangram though: LAWNGAMES.

BADMINTON is in the bottom left.

(My personal favorite.)

HORSESHOES trails up the right side of the spangram.

Oh, that QU actually belongs to CROQUET.

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.