Looking for Wednesday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
After a series of pretty hard puzzles this week, this one was sort of a speed run in my opinion, but we will see if you feel the same
How To Play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.
There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it’s possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you’re playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess.
If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you’ll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words.
Be warned: You’ll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you’ll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes.
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
NYT hint first and then I will give one of my own to help further. The official hint is:
Morning morsels
And my hint is:
With milk
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Spangram first and then I will post a full list of answers underneath that
CEREAL
And here is where you find that on the board:
The answers are:
- CHEERIO
- CRUNCH
- PUFF
- FLAKE
- SMACK
- PEBBLE
- CHARM
- LOOP
So, I think you get the idea here, different kinds of cereal uh, particles? Not sure what to call them. Shapes maybe. Cheerio feels like the only one that is probably copyrighted. Maybe Smacks? Otherwise we have thinks like Corn Flakes, Fruity Pebbles, Corn Puffs, Fruit Loops, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and so on.
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