The May 21, 2025, New York Times Strands puzzle is #444. Its theme is “Three’s a crowd,” and its spangram is DOUBLETROUBLE. The six theme words are COUPLE, MATCH, PAIR, PARTNERS, TWINS, and TWOSOME.
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Hints for Strands #444
Gentle hint
Think of two people or things considered together.
Stronger hint
The theme phrase points toward pairs and duos. The spangram names the trouble that can come with doubling up.
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Strands lets you trace connected letters in different directions. Finding three non-theme words earns a hint that highlights a theme word. The spangram describes the theme and stretches between opposite sides of the board. A verified board-coordinate map and the original NYT hint prompts are not available here.
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Full answers
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- COUPLE
- MATCH
- PAIR
- PARTNERS
- TWINS
- TWOSOME
- Spangram: DOUBLETROUBLE
The answer guide lists seven entries in total: six theme words and one spangram. The same theme and answer set appears in the dated Try Hard Guides answer guide and the Strands Solution archive.
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