Strands
Looking for clues, spangrams and answers for Friday’s Strands? You can find them here:
Welcome to the weekend and today we have a brand new Strands for you. If you are hosting a dinner party, this one might be especially relevant. But first…
How to play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a classic crossword game. It’s currently in beta, meaning it won’t be available unless enough people play it each day.
Every day you can play a new game of Strands. The game gives you a grid of six by eight letters. The goal is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you will get a clue on this theme. When you find a theme word, it remains highlighted in blue.
You will also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram connects two opposite sides of the board. Although the theme words are not a proper noun, the spangram can be a proper noun. When you find the spangram, it remains highlighted in yellow.
Be warned: you will need to be on your guard.
“Some themes are sentence completions. They can also be steps in a process, items that all belong in the same category, synonyms or homophones,” notes the New York Times. “Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles over the course of a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy] Bennett plans to throw curve balls at Strands solvers from time to time.
What is today’s Strands Index?
We’ll start with the official NYT index, and then I’ll create one of my own to help you out. Today’s official index is…
A place at the table
And mine is:
Tableware
Yeah, it’s a little weird, but I guess it works pretty well.
What are today’s Strands responses?
Here is the answer to the riddle, so turn back now if you only wanted hints, because spoilers follow from here. We’ll start with the spangram which is:
SET UP
Here’s where it falls on the chart:
Strands
Here is now the complete list of answers
FORK
PLATE
SAUCER
KNIFE
SPOON
TABLE NAPKIN
GLASS
Strands
There aren’t many weird saucers here, although I can’t say I have too many saucers on the table when I eat most meals. I guess that’s the case if I have coffee or tea? That’s about it.
Everything else is pretty standard, your KNIFE, FORK, SPOON, PLATE and NAPKIN are pretty much what you expect for every meal, more or less. Unless you’re eating takeout and only need one of those. Fun but pretty easy puzzle today.
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