Today’s Strands theme celebrates gratitude and Thanksgiving values.
Includes complete word list, spangram, hints, and meanings.
A quick guide to help players understand and solve the festive puzzle.
As the Thanksgiving spirit wraps homes in warmth and Black Friday offers its annual wave of deals and excitement, today’s New York Times Strands comes as a thoughtful pause amid the festive buzz. However, while shoppers chase the biggest bargains and families gather around hearty meals, this puzzle readily redirects attention to the deeper meaning of the season: gratitude.
With today’s theme, ‘With gratitude’, NYT Strands celebrates the people, values, and blessings that often go unseen in the daily grind. Be it between online shopping or bites of your Thanksgiving spread, today’s edition of the wordplay reminds you of why this weekend holds such emotional weight.
If you are here for hints and answers, or to dive deeper into what each word might mean, then voila, you are in exactly the right place.
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THANKFUL: A reminder to appreciate and acknowledge the good in life, big or small.
LIFE: Experiences, moments, and opportunities constitute the entity called life.
FRIENDS: The people who stand by us, support us, and share our joy and struggles with a pint of beer.
FAMILY: The nearest and dearest ones who give us love, care, and are there for us to lean on emotionally.
FOOD: The source of our nourishment and also the symbol of our togetherness, especially on the holiday tables we set.
COMMUNITY: People in our proximity create among us the very feeling of belonging, the very connection, and the very identity shared.
HEALTH: The physical and mental well-being that enables us to live life king-size.
Each word conveys a part of Thanksgiving: people, comforts, and conditions we often take for granted but deeply rely upon.
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Today’s NYT Strands does more than challenge your vocabulary; it does the rare and wonderful things of nudging you to slow down and reflect. In a week when Black Friday chaos and holiday prepping, and nonstop notifications can so easily consume us, this puzzle quietly pulls focus back onto what matters.
As you wrap up celebrations, take a moment to reflect: Which of today’s answers best sums up what you are thankful for this year?