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Hints for Strands #554
- Theme: One for the Trekkies.
- Hint-unlocking words: VOTER, CRISP, DIPS, RAGE, RISE, and SIRE. Find any three unrelated words of four or more letters to earn an in-game hint.
- Spangram: It has nine letters.
- Board position: The spangram starts at the left edge on row four and ends at the right edge on row five.
How Strands works
Strands is a daily New York Times word-search game played on a six-by-eight grid. Letters in a word can bend in any direction, but a letter cannot be reused or crossed. The spangram describes the theme, touches two opposite edges, and is highlighted yellow when found; regular theme words are highlighted blue.
Answers for Strands #554
Spoilers ahead: The five regular theme words are ENTERPRISE, TITAN, VOYAGER, DISCOVERY, and INTREPID. The spangram is STARSHIPS. Together, the entries point to Star Trek vessels.
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