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Welcome to another week of Strands puzzles courtesy of the New York Times.

It can be quite difficult, so read on if you need some hints.

NYT Strands homescreen on a mobile phone screen, on a light blue background

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

Noodles are long and thin, whereas the likes of SHELL and BOWTIE are clearly not.

Anyway, I’m getting a little off topic.

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

On the plus side: I do love pasta, and may well eat it tonight.

How did you do today?Send me an emailand let me know.

Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections.

Prime

It’s currently in Beta and can be played on theNYT Games siteon desktop or mobile.

Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Strands answers for game 85 on a blue background