Strands has a whole new 6x8 letter grid filled with a selection of themed words to find. All those words are a mystery, and you have to figure out both them and the main theme based on a single clue. If all that wasn't hard enough, you can use all the letters in the grid only once to win.

If you are struggling with this difficult puzzle game, you can find some helpful hints, spoilers, and more in the article below. No matter what you need to solve this insane challenge, you can find it in this guide.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #245 November 3, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue In My Kingdom, and it contains eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

While there is an in-game hint system built into the rules of Strands, it does give away whole words instead of just nudging you in the right direction. In the three sections below, you can find spoiler-free hints to the theme of this puzzle.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If you want to see some spoilers, but don't want to look for non-themed words to save up for a hint, look into the two expandable sections below. Each one contains just one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

If you want to see the answer to the New York Times Games Strands, you have scrolled to the right section. Inside the expandable section below will be all the themed words, the Spangram, and where each goes in the puzzle's grid.

Today's Strands Explained

Don't get this minimalist puzzle game's theme, clue, and how they fit together? In the section below, you can find a breakdown of everything about this puzzle and what it all means.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website, available on almost any device with a browser.

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Strands
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Released
March 4, 2024
Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle