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Today’s NYT Strands theme is “Crack and snack.” If you want a nudge before seeing the solution, think about what squirrels like to eat. The Wednesday, February 11 puzzle is identified as game #710 by TechRadar and Parade.
Hints for Strands on February 11
Theme
“Crack and snack.”
A gentle clue
Squirrels love these.
First two letters
For the six theme words, try PE, FI, AL, PI, CA, and MA. The spangram begins GO.
Spangram clue
It is six letters long and starts with G. TechRadar describes its path as entering from the left side at row five and ending at the right side at row four; Parade describes it as a mix of vertical and horizontal.
Spoiler warning: the spangram and answers are below
Stop here if you still want to solve the board without seeing the full solution.
Spangram
GONUTS
Theme words
- PECAN
- FILBERT
- ALMOND
- PISTACHIO
- CASHEW
- MACADAMIA
How Strands works
Parade’s summary of the NYT instructions says to find theme words that fill the board by dragging or tapping letters to form words. To submit a word made by tapping, double-tap its final letter. The spangram describes the theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. Non-theme words can earn hints at three words per hint, and a hint reveals letters in a theme word.
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