Strands doesn’t get as much attention as its New York Times sister game. Wordle And LinksBut it can be just as challenging and fun. Strands has just come out of beta, so it’s now in the official New York Times gaming app, which could bring it even more fans. I’ll go into more detail about Rules for threads in this story.
If you’re reading this, you probably need some help. The mystery of the threadsOkay, let’s get started. Warning: If you scroll down too far or too fast, you’ll see spoilers.
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Hint for today’s thread puzzle
Today’s thread topic is: Did you grow up in a barn?
If that doesn’t help, here’s a guide: Rural Beginners.
Hint words to unlock in-game hints.
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the theme of the puzzle. If you get stuck, look for any words you can find. Every time you find three words of four or more letters, Strands will reveal one of the clues. These are the words you used to get these hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:
- hate, mate, meat, pile, can’t, bling, dead, king, ball, tail, len, child, smog, tale, ropes.
Today’s Thread Puzzle Answers
These are the answers that relate to the theme. The object of the puzzle is to find all the answers, including the word “spangram,” a theme word that runs from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you get all the answers (I originally thought there were always eight answers, but I’ve learned that number can vary), you’ll use every letter on the board. Here are the non-spangram answers:
- Calf, foal, lamb, chick, piglet, duck, goose.
spangram threads today
Today, the spangram series is small animalTo spell it, start with the letter B, which is three letters to the right, and cross it.
How to play NYT Strands
1. Use today’s topic to search for words related to that topic. See a word? Drag or click on the letters in order. Click on the last letter twice to make your guess. If you find a topic word, it will light up blue and stay that way.
2. Other words you find are hint words that give you clues to keywords. Find three hint words (each must have at least four letters), and the game will reward you by showing you a keyword. But if you can’t decipher it, find three more hint words and the game will highlight the letters of the keyword in order.
3. searching for com.spangramA special thematic word that runs through the entire puzzle, although it may flow across the puzzle or from top to bottom. It summarizes the subject of the puzzle.
4. When you are finished, you will have used every letter on the board in either a topic word or a spangram. The topic words fill the entire board and do not overlap.