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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 17, 2024: Dream teams.

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 October 17, 2024: Dream teams.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is FANTASYLEAGUE.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: ROSTER, DRAFT, WAIVERS, MATCHUPS, STANDINGS.

That makes me think of a literal team, like in basketball, so its probably heading that direction.

Yep, theres DRAFT along the right edge.

WAIVERS fits between those two words, along the bottom edge.

That means todays spangram is a left-to-right one, or vice versa.

Oh, I see the spangram: FANTASYLEAGUE.

Thats where that dream part comes in.

I have never played fantasy sports, so Im just hunting for random words at this point.

STANDING is a non-theme word, which surprises me.

Oh, its STANDINGS.

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.