NYT ‘Strands' Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Friday, May 2nd
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We've come back to Friday, dearest Strandistarians. This will be my last Strands guide for the week, but I'll be back in the middle of May. I'll also be taking over Sunday Connections guides, and of course my daily Wordle. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend. Let's uncover some words!
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times' stable of puzzle games. It's a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we're given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day's theme.
Spoilers ahead.
Here are some hints to help you solve today's grid.
Today's Theme: What a trill!
Hint: Avian creatures.
Clue: Of a more musical variety.
Here are the first two letters of each word:
Remember, spoilers ahead!
Today's spangram is: SONGBIRDS
Here's the full list of words:
Here's the completed Strands grid:
Today's Strands
Credit: Erik Kain
I read today's theme as 'What a thrill!' instead of 'What a trill!' at first, and this set me back. I was a little confused! But once I'd found the word BIRD out there, I realized my mistake. I figured BIRD was part of the spangram, but wasn't able to string it together until I'd found LARK, WREN and CARDINAL. Then SONGBIRDS materialized and the rest fell nicely into place.
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