Today’s NYT Strands Tips and Answers
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Sunday, lazy Sunday. The perfect day to either get a bunch of errands and tasks done or alternatively kick back and relax.
If you’re doing the latter, take a look at my weekend streaming guide for inspiration. Lots of great new shows and movies have come out, including the HBO premiere The House of the Dragon Season 2 which I will be reviewing here on this blog.
Naturally, before you settle down with a good TV show, movie, or book (yes, as much as I love TV and movies, I firmly believe that reading is still the best), we need to resolve today’s threads! The game is still in beta, but it’s a lot of fun, and I keep hoping it finds its way onto the New York Times Games app.
Let’s solve today’s grid!
How to play Strands
The New York Times Strands puzzle is a game of the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stay around if enough people play it every day. Keep playing, in other words. Our collective mission is to keep this game alive and to release it in the app!
There’s a new Strands game to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The goal is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get an idea of what that theme is. When you find a topic word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You will also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. Spangram connects two opposite sides of the board. Although the subject words will not be a proper name, spangram can be a proper name. When you find a spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Kitchuri It’s not in the New York Times game app yet, but you can play it right here.
What’s today’s thread hint?
Scroll slowly! Right after the hint for today Kitchuri puzzle, I will reveal what the answer words are.
The official theme hint for today Strand the puzzle is: It’s in the bag
Here is an additional tip to help you find the solution: Big in the UK, although Ted Lasso isn’t a fan.
What are today’s thread responses?
Spoiler alert! Don’t scroll down the page until you’re ready to figure out today’s Kitchuri answered.
Today’s Spangram
First I’ll tell you about spangram and show you where it is on the web. Then I’ll tell you the other words and show you how they fit.
This is your final warning!
Today’s Kitchuri spangram is . . .
TIME FOR TEA
Here’s where Spangram is on the web:
Today’s Spangram thread
All today’s Strands answers
Many of these are pretty obvious types of tea, so once you start finding them, it should be pretty easy. Only one thing confused me. I’ll give you a special hint: don’t think tea, think muskets.
If you need further assistance, spoilers below!
Here is the full list of words:
- A match
- Tea
- Oolong
- chamomile
- Jasmine
- Gunpowder
Today’s threads
Today’s thread breakdown
Like I said, it was pretty easy once I found the first tea — MATCHA — and very quickly found CHAI right after that. I noticed the word TEA and since it is too short (only 4 letter words or longer in Kitchuri) I decided it must be the first half of SPANGRAM and sure enough. From here, CHAMOMILE, OOLONG and JASMINE fell in short succession. Only GUNPOWDER really puzzled me. Having finally figured it out, I admit to some confusion. I had never heard of gunpowder tea before. You learn something new every day.
It is apparently a Chinese green tea whose leaves are rolled into small, round pellets resembling gunpowder, from which the tea gets its name. The rolling process helps preserve the freshness and flavor of the tea, making it stronger and longer lasting than other green teas.
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