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 DOUGHNUTS.
What are the theme words in todays Strands?
The theme words today are: CIDER, HOLE, FROSTED, JELLY, GLAZED, CAKE, POWDERED.
After clicking around somewhat randomly, I find the word HOLE.
Next to that is CIDER.
(I still dont understand the theme yet.)
In the bottom left, I see GLAZED.
OK, I understand nowits all types of donuts.
And theres the spangram: DOUGHNUTS.
Below that is CAKE.
Below that is POWDERED.
Above the spangram is JELLY.
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 might’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.