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Threads it doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times gaming brethren Words AND Connectionsbut it can be just as challenging and fun. Strands is just out of beta, so it’s now in the official New York Times Games app, which could bring it more fans. I’ll delve deeper into the question rules for the Strands in this story.
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How to play NYT Strands
1. Use today’s topic to search for words related to that topic. Do you see one? Drag or click the letters in order. Double-click the last letter to submit your guess. If you’ve found a topic word, it will light up blue and stay that way.
2. The other words you find are considered hint words that give you clues to the words in the essay. Find three hint words (they must have at least four letters each) and the game will reward you by showing you a themed word. But if you can’t decode it, find three more hint words and the game will highlight the letters of the topic word in order.
3. Hunt for spangrama special theme word that spans the entire puzzle, although it can flow across or from top to bottom. It summarizes the theme of the puzzle.
4. When you’re done, you will have used each letter on the board in a topic word or spangram. Thematic words fill the entire board and do not overlap.
Tip for today’s Strands puzzle
Today’s Fili theme is: Beatlemania!
If that doesn’t help, here’s a hint: I want to hold your hand.
Clue words to unlock hints in the game
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you’re stuck, find all the words you can. Whenever you find three words of four or more letters, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get these suggestions, but any word of four or more letters you find will work:
- RILE, BILE, TILE, NOVA, MATE, MARE, DARE, DARE, DART, LONE, NOEL, GONE, VIOLET, TILT, BRAD
Answers for today’s Strands puzzle
These are the answers that are linked to the topic. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a topic word that goes from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (I originally thought it was always eight, but I discovered that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the non-spangram answers:
- HELP, TAX, MERLO, YESTERDAY, REVOLUTION
Spangram of today’s threads
Today’s Strands spangram is SONG TITLES To find it, start with the S which is three letters to the right and three letters up from the bottom row, and wrap it back and forth.
NYT Strands puzzle completed by December 2, 2024.
