This is the historical NYT Strands puzzle for Wednesday, September 4, 2024, game #185—not the current daily game. Its theme clue is “American beauty.” Start with the hint below, then reveal the spangram and answers only when you’re ready.
Hint for the September 4 Strands puzzle
The theme is “American beauty.” A supplemental nudge from Forbes is “Vacation spots”; TechRadar’s spangram hint is “Natural beauties.” These are publishers’ hints, not official NYT wording.
Spangram
NATIONALPARKS
All theme answers
Spoilers: The five theme words are:
- ARCHES
- BADLANDS
- GLACIER
- REDWOOD
- SAGUARO
How Strands works
Strands is a themed word-search game: link letters on the board to form words. The spangram summarizes the theme. Forbes describes the board as a six-by-eight grid; theme words are highlighted in blue and the spangram in yellow. Forbes also reports this NYT description of possible themes: “Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones.”
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Sources
- Forbes: September 4, 2024 Strands hints and answers
- TechRadar: September 4, 2024 Strands hints and answers
- ABP Live: September 4, 2024 Strands answers
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