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Spoiler-light hints for Strands #436
- Theme clue: “Keep on keeping on.”
- Words that unlock in-game hints: BEGS, PEST, SALT, DUNE, PATE, and SNORE.
- Spangram length: 10 letters.
- Spangram placement: TechRadar reports that it touches the left edge at row 4 and the right edge at row 5. TechRadar’s May 12 guide
How Strands works
Strands is an online New York Times word-search game playable through the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile. Find words that fit the theme; words can bend through the grid, and the spangram describes the theme while spanning two opposite edges. Finding unrelated words can earn in-game hints. TechRadar’s guide provides the game context.
Spoilers: all answers for May 13, 2025
Stop here if you want to solve the grid yourself.
The spangram is STAY STRONG (STAYSTRONG in the grid). The six theme words are LAST, ENDURE, SURVIVE, ABIDE, PERSIST, and PERSEVERE. TechRadar and Try Hard Guides agree on the answer set.
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