Looking for Monday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
Wednesday is here, dearest Strandanians, and with it a new puzzle to solve. I’ve really been enjoying this NYTs puzzle, though I’m not sure if it beats Wordle for me. Then again, I’m sort of a Wordle aficionado. I’ve only missed one in the past . . . two-and-a-half years or so. Strands tends to be a bit more swingy, with some extremely easy grids and others that really test your vocabulary. Let’s solve today’s!
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: Fresh out of the oven
Hint #1: Sweet
Hint #2: Flaky
To help you uncover all the words, here are the first two letters of every word, including the spangram, in today’s puzzle:
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: PASTRIES
Here’s the full list of words:
- MUFFIN
- CROISSANT
- SCONE
- DANISH
- STRUDEL
- GALETTE
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Today’s Strands Breakdown
I actually bought CROISSANTs today, so this puzzle is timely. Not like really good bakery croissants, mind you (if only) but a big tray from Sam’s Club. I have mouths to feed! My kids and their friends would eat me out of house and home if I didn’t stockpile. Plus—the zombie apocalypse. You have to be ready! In any case, this was a pretty easy Strands because I have a foodie brain and found SCONE super-fast, and then DANISH and then I went looking for PASTRIES (as one does) and everything else fell in line. Except GALETTE which, I am ashamed to admit, I did know was a thing until today. You learn something new every day! Or, rather, you should.
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