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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 30, 2024: How sweet!

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 30, 2024: How sweet!.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is CANDYSTORE.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: LICORICE, LOLLIPOP, TOFFEE, CHOCOLATE, GUMDROP.

Yep, theres TOFFEE in the upper right corner.

I see the word CANDY immediately to the left, but its not a theme word.

Likely part of the spangram.

CHOCOLATE is below TOFFEE.

GUMDROP is in the bottom right corner.

Theres the spangram: CANDYSTORE.

LICORICE is in the upper 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 might’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.