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It’s the last Saturday of November and I am ready for a new month and a fresh start, though I suppose January is really when we all resolve to make better versions of ourselves somehow materialize. We’ll see about that! In any case, it’s time to solve a Strands puzzle. I’m back after a two-week hiatus as my colleagues Kris Holt and Paul Tassi took turns penning this daily guide.
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
Today’s Theme: Yas Queen!
Hint #1: Ignore the “Yas”
Hint #2: Think musically, specifically one song by one band and its lyrics.
To help you uncover all the words, here are the first two letters of every word, including the spangram.
- BL
- LI
- EA
- RE
- FA
- BL
- WI
- CO
- BO
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: BOHEMIANRHAPSODY
Here’s the full list of words:
- BLOWS
- LIFE
- EASY
- REAL
- FANTASY
- BLOWS
- WIND
- COME
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Today’s Strands Breakdown
This was a genuinely confounding Strands, but also a really fun one. It wasn’t until my very last guess—the spangram—that I realized what this was even about. I suppose the Yas part of the “theme” today really threw me off. In any case, these are all words from Queen’s song Bohemian Rhapsody, which is wonderfully clever. Enjoy the song!
Enjoy your weekend!
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