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Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers.<\/span><\/p>\n getty<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Before today\u2019s Strands hints, spangram and answers, <\/em>here are Sunday\u2019s:<\/em><\/p>\n Forbes<\/span>NYT Strands Hint Today: Sunday, May 17 Clues And Answers (Strike One!)<\/span>By Kris Holt<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hey, folks! Today\u2019s NYT<\/em> Strands<\/em> hints, spangram and answers for Monday, May 18 are coming right up.<\/p>\n The New York Times\u2019<\/em> Strands<\/em> puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It\u2019s available on the NYT<\/u><\/em> website<\/u><\/a> and in the NYT <\/em>Games app alongside the likes of Wordle <\/em>and Connections <\/em>(which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming<\/u>).<\/p>\n There\u2019s a new game of Strands <\/em>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\u2019ll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.<\/p>\n Every letter is used once in the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it\u2019s possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you\u2019re playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess.<\/p>\n If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you\u2019ll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Scroll slowly! <\/strong>Just after the hint for today\u2019s Strands <\/em>puzzle, I\u2019ll reveal what the first two letters for the spangram and the other words are.<\/p>\n The official theme hint for today\u2019s Strands <\/em>puzzle is…<\/p>\n The daily rind<\/p>\n Need some extra help? Here\u2019s another hint…<\/p>\n Like grapefruit or yuzu<\/p>\n There are seven <\/strong>theme words to find today, including the spangram.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Spoiler alert!<\/strong> Don\u2019t scroll any further down the page until you\u2019re ready to find out today\u2019s Strands <\/em>opening letters.<\/p>\n Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today\u2019s puzzle. They\u2019re ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Before I reveal the other the full word list, I\u2019ll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid.<\/p>\n This is your final spoiler warning!<\/strong><\/p>\n Scroll slowly, <\/strong>because I\u2019ll tell you what all the theme words are immediately after showing you where the spangram is.<\/strong><\/p>\n Today\u2019s Strands <\/em>spangram is…<\/p>\n CITRUS<\/p>\n Here\u2019s where you\u2019ll find it on the grid\u2026<\/p>\n New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term CITRUS <\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot by Kris Holt<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/section>\n Today\u2019s Strands <\/em>theme words are…<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what the completed grid looks like…<\/p>\n Completed NYT Strands grid for May 18 including the words CLEMENTINE, LIME, CITRUS, KUMQUAT, ORANGE, POMELO and TANGERINE.<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot by Kris Holt<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n I used no hints and the spangram was the second theme word I found. <\/p>\n See you tomorrow for more Strands<\/em> fun!<\/p>\n Follow my blog<\/u><\/em><\/a> for more coverage of <\/em>Strands, Connections and other word games as well as video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! If you want to chat about <\/em>Strands, Connections and other stuff with like-minded folks, <\/em>join our community on Discord<\/em><\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\nHow To Play NYT Strands<\/h2>\n
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