Looking for Tuesday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
We have had a tough week of Strands puzzles so far, and this one may not make things any easier for you, if my solve time is anything to go off of.
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?
Here is the official hint by the NYT and then I will do my own after that.
You say you want a revolution
And my hint is:
Spin to win
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
The spangram goes first and after that, the full answer list.
SPINNERS
And here is where you find that on the board:
And the answer list is:
- WHEEL
- BALLERINA
- PINWHEEL
- FOOTBALL
- EARTH
- DRYER
So a lot of things that either spin, rotate or turn in some way, most of them in different ways, like a football spiral is pretty unlike anything in this list. I think the ones people may have the most trouble with are Pinwheel, as I mean, who uses pinwheels now, and Ballerina, which is more obvious but not the kind of thing you might be looking for.
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