the strands There is a theme and another grid filled with letters hiding a bunch of themed words. This is a difficult puzzle game, mostly because you can't foresee any theme or theme ahead of time.
If you are looking for some help with this challenging puzzle game, you can find it below. This article includes general pointers to spoilers and more. No matter what you need to win, you can find it here.

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How to Play the New York Times Game Strands
Strands is a short everyday word game that lets you find a whole bunch of related words.
NYT Games Strands Puzzle #285 December 13, 2024
The the strands The puzzle for today is the clue One for the Swifties. This puzzle has six letter grids, including spangrams and five theme words.
New York Times Game Strands clue
Looking for some helpful clues that don't give any words to these New York Times gamesthe strands? Below you can find three hints for approaching the theme, each in its own section.
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Spoilers for two words from today's strands
If you want to see a spoiler or two but don't want to use the in-game hint system, you can find help below. Within these two expandable sections, you can find two different spoilers, one in each section, along with screenshots of where to place them in this free browser game.
Spoiler 1
Spoiler 2
Answers to today's New York Times sports strands
If you want to see the complete answer to this relaxing puzzle game, check the section below. Inside the puzzle's letter grid are all the theme words and where they go.
Today's strands explained
If you want an explanation of how the pieces of this puzzle work together, turn to the section below. It has a complete explanation of how all the thematic words, spangrams, and clues all work together.
Want to play? View the New York Times Game Strand website, available on almost any device with a browser.

- Platform(s)
- Web browser
- issued
- March 4, 2024
- developer(s)
- The New York Times Company
- publisher(s)
- The New York Times Company