When you’re studying this, you are in search of a bit assist enjoying Strands, the New York Occasions‘ elevated word-search recreation.
Strands requires the participant to carry out a twist on the basic phrase search. Phrases may be constituted of linked letters — up, down, left, proper, or diagonal, however phrases may change path, leading to quirky shapes and patterns. Each single letter within the grid will probably be a part of a solution. There’s all the time a theme linking each resolution, together with the “spangram,” a particular, phrase or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans the whole grid horizontally or vertically.
By offering an opaque trace and never offering the thesaurus, Strands creates a brain-teasing recreation that takes a bit longer to play than its different video games, like Wordle and Connections.
When you’re feeling caught or simply do not have 10 or extra minutes to determine at present’s puzzle, we have got all of the NYT Strands hints for at present’s puzzle you could progress at your most well-liked tempo.
NYT Strands trace for at present’s theme: You do not say…
These phrases had been as soon as cool to say.
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Right this moment’s NYT Strands theme plainly defined
Phrases are issues your youngster may let you know not say anymore.
NYT Strands spangram trace: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Right this moment’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram reply at present
Right this moment’s spangram is DatedSlang.
NYT Strands thesaurus for January 21
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Radical
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Recent
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Main
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Phat
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Boss
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Tubular
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Cherry
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DatedSlang
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