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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Strands New York Times Looking for Tuesday’s Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here: Forbes Today's NYT 'Strands' Hint, Spangram And Answers For Tuesday, July 2 By Paul Tassi It’s the middle of the week and we have an interesting Strands puzzle today to get you over the hump. It changed directions mid-run for me and I’m wondering if it will trip you up as well. How To Play Strands The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search.
It’s in beta for now, which means it’ll only stick around if enough people play it every day. There’s a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters.
The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue. You’ll also need to find a special word called a spangram.
This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name.
When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow. Be warned: You’ll need to be on your toes. “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,” The New York Times notes. “Just as she varies the difficul.
