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Puzzle Overview
Strands is a word search puzzle where players uncover hidden theme words without a predefined word list. Players can form any valid words of four letters or more to earn in-game hints, which eventually reveal the puzzle's answers.
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The theme for the October 7 puzzle utilizes color categories to organize the solution words.
Hint for today’s Strands puzzle
The theme for today's puzzle is Color for the cure.
An additional clue for the puzzle is: Pretty in…
Hints and Clues
Finding any valid words of four letters or more will help progress toward uncovering theme words.
SOCK, HOCK, HOCKING, KING, RING, RANG, TRAIN, LUGE, BULL, CULL, CULLED
Puzzle Solutions
The objective is to fill the entire board by locating all theme words and the spangram, which spans across opposite sides of the grid.
BARBIE, QUARTZ, FLAMINGO, SHOCKING, BUBBLEGUM
Today’s Strands spangram
The spangram for today's puzzle is TICKLEDPINK, starting from the letter T at the bottom row.
