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Hints for Strands #192
The theme hint is “Play-with words,” as reported by Try Hard Guides and Forbes.
- Gentle hint: Think of things you might find in a place made for children’s play.
- Stronger hint: The answers are toys and playthings; the spangram names the kind of shop that brings them together.
Spangram for September 11, 2024
TOYSTORE
Full answer list (spoilers)
- BLOCKS
- DOLL
- PUPPET
- PUZZLE
- SLIME
- TRICYCLE
- TRUCK
The seven theme words are all toys or playthings, and TOYSTORE is the place that unifies them. Forbes also reported the secondary clue, “One of the best places in the world if you’re a kid.”
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style puzzle. In the mechanics described by Try Hard Guides, you connect adjacent letters in any direction without reusing letters or crossing a path. The spangram describes the theme and stretches between opposite sides of the board; completing the puzzle uses every grid letter. Finding three non-theme words of at least four letters earns a hint that highlights a theme word. These mechanics are reported by a secondary guide rather than quoted from the NYT rules page.
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