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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you still have your HS yearbook.
Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections .
If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Spilt Superlatives...
The words are related adjectives you might find in a yearbook.
Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained
These words describe idioms/phrases that describe someone that's excellent.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today's spangram is You're The.
NYT Strands word list for August 20
Bees
Knees
Cats
Pajamas
Very
Best
Gold
Standard
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