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How did you solve today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Not always easy, but with a little help, anyone can solve it! The New York Times Strands is a daily fresh game. Each day comes with a new theme, and the goal is simple: find all the words in the grid. The Spangram in today’s puzzle will surely challenge your skills. So let’s get into the hints and answers for November 14, 2024!
NYT Strands is the latest puzzle offering from the New York Times. It is a combination of crossword puzzles, Spelling Bee, and Connections. Strands launched as part of the NYT’s growing puzzle family, is a 48-letter grid, 6x8, that has to be connected to form the theme. Spangram — a special word that spans two sides of the board and clues the theme — is in the puzzle.
Players can drag their mouse or finger (on a touchscreen) around to connect letters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. While working on the puzzle, you find the words that go with the theme. Once found, these will be highlighted in blue.
The Spangram is an interesting part of the game. It is positioned on two sides of the grid opposite one another and suggests a connection that unites everything. The theme of the puzzle becomes clearer once you have found the Spangram. It is marked in yellow if you see the Spangram.
Today’s puzzle revolves around a familiar theme: the classic game of Clue. The characters and the suspects are all mysterious and colourful. Today’s Strands will get you thinking about iconic characters.
Due to its nature as a classic whodunit game, suspicious characters.
Figure out what it could be. Here are some additional hints for today’s puzzle:
Hint #1: Suspect, colourful and flashy, often feathered.
Hint #2: Also named after a delicate flower, it is elegant and mysterious.
So with these hints let’s reveal the Spangram and answer for the day.
'The Spangram' whacks Clue directly with 'suspects' being a key to the puzzle. When identified this word will begin to help in understanding the theme.
PLUM
PEACOCK
GREEN
ORCHID
MUSTARD
SCARLET
With each of these answers, you’ll have one of the colourful and suspicious (yet clueful) characters from the Clue game. Each one is a potential culprit in this game’s whodunit mystery. The characters that players often think of with the game are borne out in the vibrant names.
Here are a few tips that could help:
Focus on the Spangram: It is based on the Spangram, which is central to understanding the theme. A word that stretches over two opposite sides on the board will almost always give you a key clue.
Identify Theme Words: The answers related to the main theme need to be paid attention to. If a word is found, it will be in blue. These are usually the most important clues.
Utilize Non-Theme Words: When three non-theme words are revealed, a clue is given. That can come in handy if you’re getting stuck and need to coax yourself to the correct answer.
Every day, NYT Strands presents a new, fresh and exciting challenge. The Clue game theme for November 14, 2024, concerns the colourful characters. Today’s puzzle can be a fun way to engage with the world of word games by solving; with hints or Spangram clues to guide you to the right answers. Stay sharp and unravel the theme words in the Strands puzzle with a bit of help from the hints.
