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Strands is a word search game without a predefined word list. Players can form any valid words of four or more letters. For every three auxiliary words found, the puzzle highlights a theme answer.
I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.
Today's puzzle theme revolves around classic entertainment. Read on for hints and all the answers.
Puzzle Clues
Today’s Strands theme is: Grab your tokens.
If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Game over.
Clue words to unlock in-game hints
Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. Any valid words of four or more letters will work to unlock hints.
TAGS, GORE, GORES, DADS, BARS, DARE, COPS, GENT, FROG, FROGS, CRAM, CRAMP
Solutions
The goal of the puzzle is to find all theme answers, including the spangram, which reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. Here are the nonspangram answers:
PONG, FROGGER, SCRAMBLE, ASTEROIDS, CENTIPEDE
Today’s Strands spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is ARCADEGAMES. To find it, start with the A that’s the bottom letter on the far-left column, and wind up.
