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!
Theres a term for this kind of gathering, Im sure.
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 AFTERPARTY.
What are the theme words in todays Strands?
The theme words today are: CRASHER, FOUL, BOAT, FAVOR, HEARTY, ANIMAL, POOPER.
Yep, theres POOPER in the bottom right.
Theres FAVOR in the bottom left.
Theres BOAT above that, which creates the perfect slot for the spangram along the bottom row.
There it is: AFTERPARTY.
Very clever, because all of the words can literally go after party.
To the right of the spangram is HEARTY.
(Ill admit, party hearty is not a phrase Im familiar with.)
To the left of the spangram is FOUL.
Finally, ANIMAL completes the puzzle.
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 could’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.
