Strands
NYTLooking for Tuesday Strands tips, spangrams and answers? You can find them here:
We’ve had a rough week with Strands puzzles so far, and this might not make things any easier for you if I don’t have to solve my time.
How to play Strands
The New York Times Strands Puzzle is a classic word search game. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.
There is a new game of his Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight letter grid. The goal is to find a group of words that have something in common and you’ll get an idea of what that topic is. When you find a topic word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You will also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram connects two opposite sides of the board. While thematic words will not be a proper name, spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Each letter is used once in one of the theme words and the spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it is possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you’re playing on a touchscreen, double-tap the last letter to submit your guess.
If you find three valid words with at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you will unlock the Hint button. Clicking on this will highlight the letters that make up one of the topic words.
Be warned: You should be alert. Sometimes you will need to fill in the missing words in a sentence. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes.
What is today’s Strands Hint?
Here’s the official hint from the NYT and then I’ll do my own after that.
You say you want revolution
And my hint is:
Spin to win
What are the answers of today’s Strands?
The spangram goes first, then the full list of responses.
SPINNER
And here’s where you find it on the table:
Strands
NYTAnd the list of answers is:
- WHEEL
- BALLERINA
- DRIVE WHEEL
- FOOTBALL
- EARTH
- DRYER
Strands
NYTSo a lot of things that either rotate, rotate, or rotate in some way, most in different ways, like a football spiral, don’t look like anything on this list. I think the ones people might have the most problems with are Pinwheel, which I mean, uses pinwheels now, and Ballerina, which is more obvious, but not the kind you might be looking for.
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