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Here’s a nice, easy Strands puzzle from the NYT to end the weekend.

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

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

But when I then discovered ROCKY next, again by accident, I realized that it was Academy Awards-related.

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

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

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

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Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Strands answers for game 70 on a blue background