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Hints for Strands #446
Try these progressively more revealing clues before viewing the answers:
- The spangram has nine letters, not counting the space.
- It runs mostly vertically, touching the top edge at column three and the bottom edge at column five.
- Parade’s spoiler-light first-letter hints for the seven theme words are FA, BL, NA, GR, KI, PI, and CA. The spangram hint is BE.
- Words reported as useful for unlocking in-game hints include BEGIN, DINT, LANE, BAIT, DINK, and REEK.
All answers for May 23, 2025
Spangram: BEAN SALAD
- BLACK
- CANNELLINI
- FAVA
- GREEN
- KIDNEY
- NAVY
- PINTO
Why these words fit the theme
“The musical fruit” points to beans, and each standard answer names a bean variety or type: black, cannellini, fava, green, kidney, navy, and pinto. BEAN SALAD is the spangram, the phrase that describes the theme and connects opposite sides of the board.
How Strands works
Strands asks you to find theme words in a letter grid by tracing through adjacent letters. Finding non-theme words can earn in-game hints. The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme, touches two opposite sides of the board, and can contain two words. In this puzzle, the spangram stretches from the top to the bottom edge.
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Source note
The answer list includes PINTO, which appears in Parade’s and Try Hard Guides’ complete lists but is missing from TechRadar’s list. The sources agree on the other answers and the spangram. Parade, Try Hard Guides, and TechRadar.
