Are you tackling today’s New York Times Strands puzzle and feeling a bit stuck? This challenging word-search variation demands more than just a linear approach. Words snake through the grid in any direction – up, down, left, right, or diagonally – even changing direction mid-word, creating intricate and unexpected patterns. Unlike other NYT games like Wordle or Connections, Strands offers an opaque clue instead of a word list, adding another layer of complexity. Every letter in the grid is used, and a hidden spangram – a word or phrase summarizing the theme – runs either horizontally or vertically across the entire puzzle.
Need a helping hand? Today’s Strands puzzle focuses on a common winter theme. The words all relate to various forms of wet, icy, or frozen precipitation. To aid your search, here’s a hint: the spangram is vertical.
Here are some words to get you started: Frost, Blizzard, Snow, Sleet, Drizzle, Flurry. And remember, the spangram itself is “Winter Weather.”
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