When you’re studying this, you are searching for just a little 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 could be comprised of linked letters — up, down, left, proper, or diagonal, however phrases can even change path, leading to quirky shapes and patterns. Each single letter within the grid will probably be a part of a solution. There’s at all times a theme linking each answer, together with the “spangram,” a particular, phrase or phrase that sums up that day’s theme, and spans your complete grid horizontally or vertically.
By offering an opaque trace and never offering the thesaurus, Strands creates a brain-teasing recreation that takes just a little longer to play than its different video games, like Wordle and Connections.
When you’re feeling caught or simply haven’t got 10 or extra minutes to determine at present’s puzzle, we have all of the NYT Strands hints for at present’s puzzle you could progress at your most popular tempo.
NYT Strands trace for at present’s theme: You say you need a revolution
These phrases are issues that spin.
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At the moment’s NYT Strands theme plainly defined
Phrases are generally seen spinning, or revolving.
NYT Strands spangram trace: Is it vertical or horizontal?
At the moment’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.
NYT Strands spangram reply at present
At the moment’s spangram is Spinners.
NYT Strands thesaurus for December 18
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Pinwheel
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Earth
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Soccer
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Dryer
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Tires
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Ballerina
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Spinners
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