Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers
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Hello dearest Strandistarians. I’m once again taking over for my colleague Paul Tassi today in our quest to uncover words in your daily Strands puzzle.
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.
Spoilers ahead.
Today’s Strands Hints
Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words. Instead of giving you the first two letters of each word, today I’m giving out three hints instead of two.
Today’s Theme: Monster quest
Hint: Sasquatch type beasts.
Clue: Nessie, for instance.
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Here are the first two letters of each of today’s words:
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: CRYPTIDS
Here’s the full list of words:
- MOTHMAN
- JACKALOPE
- YETI
- BIGFOOT
- CRAWLER
- KRAKEN
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Today’s Strands
Screenshot: Erik Kain
Today’s Strands Breakdown
Cryptids—today’s spangram—are species that are rumored to exist but cannot be proven scientifically. It’s possible that a KRAKEN is somewhere in the depths of the ocean, however unlikely, or that BIGFOOT roams the wilderness, perhaps befriending a JACKALOPE or two. I got a couple of these pretty quickly, but was pretty stumped for awhile. YETI wasn’t too bad, but even though I suspected JACKALOPE it took me a good bit to find it as well as MOTHMAN.
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