The latest New York Times Strands puzzle is designed around a familiar childhood theme: a classic nursery rhyme. Players need to identify hidden words that fit this theme, unlocking in-game hints by finding words of four letters or more.
Puzzle Overview
Strands challenges players to find theme-related words within a grid of letters. The goal is to identify all theme words, including the spangram—a word spanning the puzzle’s entire grid. Once all words are found, every letter on the board will be used.
Hints for Today’s Puzzle
The theme for today’s puzzle is “Wee wee wee!” The clue provided is “Nursery rhyme counted out on a child’s toes”.
Words to Unlock Hints
Here are some words that can be used to reveal in-game hints:
- RANT
- TAME
- TAMES
- NAME
- NAMES
- RATE
- RATED
- GORE
- SAME
- SPRIG
- MARK
Solution: Theme Words
The following words complete the puzzle:
- WENT
- MARKET
- STAYED
- HOME
- ROAST
- BEEF
- NONE
The spangram for this puzzle is not revealed here.
About Strands
Strands is a word-finding puzzle from The New York Times, designed to test vocabulary and pattern recognition. The puzzles vary in difficulty, with the number of theme words sometimes changing. Players can access additional NYT puzzles like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword through CNET’s puzzle hints page.
This puzzle relies on recognizing a common nursery rhyme to solve, making it accessible to players familiar with traditional children’s songs.
