NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram And Answers For Friday, August 29
Looking for Thursday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:
Are you into geology? Then you may be in luck with today’s Strands, otherwise, maybe a nature tourist?
How To Play Strands
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day.
There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
What Is Today’s Strands Hint?
We will begin with the official NYT hint, and that I will craft one of my own.
A long time in the making…
And mine is:
Solid as a _____
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Spoilers begin as we start with the spangram and do the full list of answers afterward.
ROCKFORMATION
Here it is on the page with the answers below that:
The answers today are:
- SPIRE
- GORGE
- NEEDLE
- ARCH
- PILLAR
- BUTTE
- MESA
I think it may take some time for many people to understand what the theme actually is here, given that it’s not the most obvious clue I’ve ever seen. I needed a few hints to get started here, and even then, I didn’t realize a NEEDLE was a rock formation. I also don’t know what a BUTTE is, albeit I know the word. Something cowboys ride near, I think.
How did you fare today? Or did it kick your BUTTE?
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