If you are perusing this, you are in search of help with Strands, the New York Times’ sophisticated word-search challenge.
Strands offers players a variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any orientation, and they can alter direction, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to an answer. A theme ties all answers together, including the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and extends across the grid either horizontally or vertically.
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Strands presents an obscure hint and excludes a word list, crafting a thought-provoking game that requires more time than others such as Wordle and Connections.
Should you encounter challenges or be pressed for time, we offer all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own pace.
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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Unusual
The words are unconventional.
Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly elucidated
These words illustrate variances.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.
NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today’s spangram is OffTheWall.
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NYT Strands word list for September 4
– Zany
– Eccentric
– Bizarre
– OffTheWall
– Absurd
– Quirky
– Madcamp
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