The New York Times' latest puzzle game, Strands, is a fun twist on classic word search games that's sure to keep your mind sharp on a cold winter's day. With a new theme each day, you'll have to dig deep to uncover all the words hidden in the grid, including a special spangram that spans two sides of the board.
The theme for today is "The Straight and Narrow," which should give you some clues about the type of words to look for. Think along the lines of staff or pipe, but be careful - there are plenty of tricky anagrams to solve too.
To get started, take a close look at the first two letters of each word:
DO
PI
ST
BA
PO
PO
CA
ST
The spangram is the key to unlocking the rest of the words. The full list of answers for today's puzzle is:
DOWEL
PICKET
STAKE
BATON
POLE
POST
CANE
You can find a completed image of the Strands grid on the New York Times' website, which shows all the hidden words in their correct positions.
In this week's breakdown, Erik Kain found STICK and STICKY early on, but neither fit. He suspected it was part of the spangram, but didn't get the full thing until he'd uncovered every other word. Overall, today's Strands puzzle was moderately challenging, but still fun to solve.
Will you be able to tackle the Straight and Narrow theme? Share your results with us on Twitter and Facebook, or check out Erik Kain's blog for daily Wordle guides and more writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage, and much more.
The theme for today is "The Straight and Narrow," which should give you some clues about the type of words to look for. Think along the lines of staff or pipe, but be careful - there are plenty of tricky anagrams to solve too.
To get started, take a close look at the first two letters of each word:
DO
PI
ST
BA
PO
PO
CA
ST
The spangram is the key to unlocking the rest of the words. The full list of answers for today's puzzle is:
DOWEL
PICKET
STAKE
BATON
POLE
POST
CANE
You can find a completed image of the Strands grid on the New York Times' website, which shows all the hidden words in their correct positions.
In this week's breakdown, Erik Kain found STICK and STICKY early on, but neither fit. He suspected it was part of the spangram, but didn't get the full thing until he'd uncovered every other word. Overall, today's Strands puzzle was moderately challenging, but still fun to solve.
Will you be able to tackle the Straight and Narrow theme? Share your results with us on Twitter and Facebook, or check out Erik Kain's blog for daily Wordle guides and more writing about TV shows, streaming guides, movie reviews, video game coverage, and much more.
, it's so much fun to solve on a cold winter day 
, the theme "The Straight and Narrow" is really clever 
, i love how you have to dig deep to find all the words hidden in the grid 
. Erik Kain is a genius 
for finding STICK and STICKY early on, but still got stumped on the spangram until he solved it all 
. can't wait to see what tomorrow's theme brings 
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... I didn't even realize it was there at first, but once Erik Kain mentioned it in his blog post I was like "oh snap" 
. The theme "The Straight and Narrow" was pretty clever 
... not too easy, but not too hard either. Overall, it's a great way to warm up your brain on a chilly day 
️... I'll def be solving these daily for the winter break 
i was stuck for a bit but then i realized it was all connected 
erik kain's blog has some awesome daily guides if you're struggling with wordle or anything else streaming and tv shows 
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The only thing I wish they'd add more variety to the words, some of them felt a bit too obvious... still, overall, great job, New York Times! 
. The "Straight and Narrow" theme is pretty cool, I've got to try to find the hidden words 
, maybe I'll be able to crack the spangram too 
. Winter days are perfect for curling up with a puzzle game like Strands 
. I love how Strands keeps you engaged with new themes each day. The "Straight and Narrow" theme was pretty straightforward, but the spangram was where things got interesting 
like what even is a spangram tho? seems like a bit of a cheat code 
erik kain sounds like a legend for finding those stick-y clues 
that 2-sided twist is genius! 
. I'm not great at anagrams, but it's so much fun trying to solve them and feeling like a detective 
. The theme "The Straight and Narrow" is really clever too - I had no idea what that meant until I read the first letters of each word 
on a chilly day 
. The spangram is definitely the most challenging part, but it's also super satisfying when you finally figure it out 
. I'm curious to see what Erik Kain found first, though! Maybe he's got some tips for us? 
. gotta say, I'm impressed that Erik Kain found some of the answers early on, even if they didn't fit at first 
And what's with the "Straight and Narrow" theme? Sounds like a bunch of corporate buzzwords to me 
. I mean, who comes up with this stuff? And don't even get me started on the spangram... just another excuse for them to make it super hard 
. Erik Kain thinks he's so smart finding STICK and STICKY, but let's be real, anyone can do that when they've got a bunch of words to fill in 
. Not impressed...
. It's like a mini adventure to figure out all the words hidden in the grid! 
. And what's up with Erik Kain thinking STICK and STICKY didn't fit? Was he having a bad day or something? 
anyway im stuck on dowel its got like 5 letters or something how do i even start to solve it 