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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.
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.
What is the spangram in todays Strands?
Todays spangram is MUSICGENRE.
What are the theme words in todays Strands?
I see the word SALSA in the upper left corner, and thats a hit.
Maybe these are all types of music.
Yep, theres BLUES below that.
My hunch is right and I find it: MUSICGENRE.
The space I just created above the spangram helps me see the word ROCK.
At the bottom left, I see COUNTRY.
DISCO completes the bottom half of the puzzle.
I see JAZZ above that.
And finally, SOUL.
How to play Strands
you might find the Strands game on the New York Times website.
Strands is newer and still in beta, so its not yet in the NYT Games app.
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.