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For those seeking clues and solutions to today’s Strands puzzle, here's a comprehensive guide to navigating the challenge. The theme for today’s puzzle is "Nothing can stop me!" with some hints and answers revealed below. Bookmark this page for easy access to daily Strands hints and past solutions.
Spangram Hint: Look for a word that describes someone who relentlessly pursues their goals, no matter the obstacles.
Theme Words Hint: These are qualities often associated with a goal-oriented, action-driven person.
If one would like to skip the hints and find the solution, read on for the spangram and theme words for today’s Strands puzzle.
The Spangram for Today’s Puzzle:
The spangram, which encapsulates the puzzle’s theme, is GOGETTER.
The Theme Words for Today’s Puzzle:
The words that tie into today’s theme are:
DRIVE
FIRE
DEVOTION
INTENSITY
PASSION
PURPOSE
In the search for words that align with the theme, one of the key concepts is to look for characteristics of someone who never stops pursuing their goals. Initially, words like FRIED, STEED, SPUR, SPURN, TESTED, STETSON, VESTED, DROVE, TINNY, TINY, EGGS, FREE, FREED, NOTE, and VOTE popped up but were not part of the theme.
The solver identified FIRE as one of the words that could represent an unstoppable force, and PURPOSE appeared in the bottom right corner. The terms DRIVE, DEVOTION, and PASSION were found across the board, with GOGETTER (the spangram) eventually standing out as the key word that unified the theme.
Strands, available on the New York Times website and the NYT Games app, offers players a unique puzzle experience that combines elements of crossword puzzles and word searches. To start, players are given a board with a variety of letters and a clue that hints at the theme of the puzzle. The objective is to find the hidden words, with the spangram being the most crucial.
The spangram serves as a direct clue to the puzzle's theme and must span the entire board. Once discovered, the remaining theme words tend to become easier to spot. Words can be placed in any direction—up, down, left, right, or diagonally—and each letter is used only once.
If a player gets stuck, they can submit non-theme words (four letters or more) to earn hints. By submitting three non-theme words, a hint will be unlocked, highlighting one of the theme words. To proceed, players must then link the highlighted letters in the correct order to complete the theme word.
Strands is not like other puzzle games like the Wordle whereby it has a countdown or a mechanism where users lose a game. Players can participate guessing until all the incident words are identified by the team. In fact the objective is to know at the end of the game both the spangram and all the letters from the theme words on the board. Players are given a fun and shareable card upon completion of the game: blue dots for the theme words, a yellow dot for the Spangram, and a lightbulb for hints.
Today’s solve for GOGETTER and the other theme answers gets players one step closer to conquering Strands and turns lessons into easily recognizable attributes of an unquenchable personality.
