Current NYT Strands Tips, Answers and Help for January 10, #313

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Today Strings The puzzle is simple, because each answer is combined with another answer. So when you find one, think about the words that are often associated with it and you will find another. Read on for tips and answers.

Also, I go deep about Strands rules in this article.

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Consider the modern version of Strands

The current theme of Strands is: They are inseparable

If that doesn’t help, here’s an alternative: Compare them

Key words to unlock game ideas

Your goal is to find the hidden words that match the theme of the picture. If you’re stuck, find the words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands reveals one of the words in the theme. These are the words I like to find the instructions for, but any word of four or more letters you can find will work:

• HARK, MARK, MART, STAR, TARTS, MARTS, SEAL, SEER, RULE, RULER, RULERS, BRAT, RATS, BLUE, CRAB, TEAL, STIM.

Modern Strands puzzle solutions

These are the answers that relate to the topic. The object of the puzzles is to find them all, including the spangram, a word that moves from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have them all (at first I thought there were always eight but I learned that the number varies), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

• ARTS, CRAFTS, MILK, CEREAL, RHYTHM, BLUES, SOAP, WATER

Today Strands spangram

Today Strands spangram is TOGETHER. To find it, start with the T that is the five letters in the lower left corner, and cross it.