Strands is a short, daily word puzzle game that gives you a grid of letters. Inside, you need to find all the themed words without knowing what they are ahead of time. In fact, the only thing you do know about the puzzle is one little clue.

Today's clue isn't an easy one to figure out, so you might be looking for help. If you already know how to play Strands, you can find everything you need to solve it in the paragraphs below. Each section contains things like general hints and spoilers to help you on the journey to defeating this puzzle.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #241 October 30, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today has the clue How Sweet! There are six things to find: the Spangram and five themed words.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

Some general hints to help you get closer to the theme of this mind-bogglingly hard puzzle can be found below. Open them up to see the clues hidden inside.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If a spoiler or two would help you solve this puzzle, but you are not interested in finding non-themed words to get an in-game clue, you can check out the sections below. Each one contains just one word and that word's location in this free-to-play game.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

The answer to today's puzzle is in the expandable section below. If you press the Read More button and open it up, you will find all the answers and a screenshot of where they all go in the grid.

Today's Strands Explained

If you want to see the theme and clue explained for today's New York Times Games Strands, have a look inside the expandable section below. It has a breakdown of how all the pieces of today's puzzle fit together.

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