On the lookout for Saturay’s Strands hints, spangram and solutions? You will discover them right here:
It’s a day of Solar earlier than we get to the day of Moon and boy is it a scorcher. We’ve had temperatures within the 90s and I’m over it. Each time I go away my workplace (which is a transformed backyard shed in my yard) to stroll inside I groan. It’s too scorching! At the very least I’ve this little area air-conditioned. That’s a saving grace, little question.
However sufficient griping! Let’s resolve at present’s Strands puzzle!
How To Play Strands
The New York Occasions’ Strands puzzle is a play on the traditional phrase search. It’s in beta for now, which suggests it’ll solely stick round if sufficient individuals play it every single day. Preserve taking part in, in different phrases. It’s our collective mission to maintain this sport alive and get it on the app!
There’s a brand new sport of Strands to play every single day. The sport will current you with a six by eight grid of letters. The goal is to discover a group of phrases which have one thing in frequent, and also you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. While you discover a theme phrase, it’s going to stay highlighted in blue.
You’ll additionally must discover a particular phrase known as a spangram. This tells you what the phrases have in frequent. The spangram hyperlinks two reverse sides of the board. Whereas the theme phrases won’t be a correct identify, the spangram generally is a correct identify. While you discover the spangram, it’s going to stay highlighted in yellow.
Strands nonetheless isn’t on the New York Occasions video games app, however you possibly can play it proper right here.
What Is Right this moment’s Strands Trace?
Scroll slowly! Simply after the trace for at present’s Strands puzzle, I’ll reveal what the reply phrases are.
The official theme trace for at present’s Strand puzzle is: Not simply black and white.
Right here’s an additional trace to assist information you to the answer: Fifty shades of this coloration.
What Are Right this moment’s Strands Solutions?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll any additional down the web page till you’re prepared to search out out at present’s Strands solutions.
Right this moment’s Spangram
I’ll first inform you the spangram and present you the place that’s on the grid. I’ll then inform you the opposite phrases and present you the way they slot in.
That is your remaining warning!
Right this moment’s Strands spangram is . . .
GRAYSCALE
Right here’s the place the Spangram is on the grid:
All Right this moment’s Strands Solutions
I’ll give some hints for every phrase earlier than I present the solutions, as a few of these had been fairly difficult whereas others had been straightforward as pie. Listed here are the primary two letters of every phrase so you possibly can attempt to guess them first:
In case you want further assist, spoilers under!
Right here’s the total checklist of phrases:
- GRAPHITE
- FLINT
- STEEL
- PLATINUM
- CHARCOAL
- SLATE
Right this moment’s Strands Breakdown
I saved getting actually shut with my guesses at present. I guessed SLEET when it ought to have been STEEL. I guessed COAL earlier than discovering CHARCOAL. As soon as I’d gotten these and FLINT I did discover the spangram, GRAYSCALE, although I attempted plain outdated GRAY first. After that it was fairly easy to mop up PLATINUM, GRAPHITE and SLATE.
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