Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers
Looking for Monday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
It’s not my normal day for Strands but my colleague Paul Tassi has found himself indisposed. I’m hopping in for the night because somebody has to help uncover these words! Let’s solve this Strands!
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.
Spoilers ahead.
Today’s Strands Hints
Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words. Instead of giving you the first two letters of each word, today I’m giving out three hints instead of two.
Today’s Theme: That’s proprietary!
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Hint: When a brand is so popular it becomes a noun.
Clue: Think tissues, hot tubs and the like.
Here are the first two letters of each of today’s words:
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: TRADEMARKED
Here’s the full list of words:
- KLEENEX
- JACUZZI
- POPSICLE
- CHAPSTICK
- VELCRO
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Strands
Today’s Strands Breakdown
I found the first couple words instantly today: KLEENEX and JACUZZI right at the top, and then TRADEMARKED right after that. The last few were trickier. This was also somewhat educational. If you didn’t know CHAPSTICK was a brand, for instance. Or POPSICLE. These are the types of trademarked words that are just so commonplace in the English language, they become interchangeable with the product itself.
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