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

This is probably the easiest Strands puzzle we’ve had for a week or more.

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

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

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

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

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Wordle Words: A genius word…

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

NYT Strands answers for game 86 on a blue background