NYT Strands Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, May 10
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle, as reported by Forbes, has been gaining popularity since its beta launch. The daily puzzle game is a play on the classic word search, with a six by eight grid of letters that requires players to find a group of words with a common theme. According to Paul Tassi, writing for Forbes, "The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you’ll get a clue as to what that theme is."
In an article published on Forbes, Tassi explains that "There’s a new game of Strands to play every day." Players must find a special word called a spangram, which links two opposite sides of the board and tells players what the words have in common. The spangram can be a proper name, while the theme words will not be.
Forbes reports that The New York Times notes, "Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones." The editor of Wordle and Strands, Tracy Bennett, plans to vary the difficulty of the puzzles and throw solvers curveballs occasionally.
How to Play Strands
As reported by Forbes, to play Strands, players must find a group of words with a common theme in a six by eight grid of letters. The theme is revealed through a clue, and players must find all the words that fit the theme. The spangram, which links two opposite sides of the board, is also a crucial part of the game.
Today’s Strands Hint and Answers
According to Forbes, for Saturday, May 10, the official hint from The New York Times is: "Find the missing links." Paul Tassi’s additional hint is: "Not about neanderthals." The spangram for the day is: SAUSAGES. The answers to the puzzle are:
- LIVERWURST
- ANDOUILLE
- CHORIZO
- KIELBASA
- SALAMI
Tassi notes that the theme is a specific food group, with all the answers being different types of sausages. He comments, "I know what KIELBASAs are but I wasn’t quite clear on how to spell it. I was trying to find BRATWURST, but instead it was LIVERWURST which threw me for a bit. I do not actually know what ANDOUILLE sausage is and as such that was my last one and very hard to spell."
Conclusion
The New York Times’ Strands puzzle, as reported by Forbes, is a challenging and fun word search game that requires players to think creatively and make connections between words. With its daily puzzles and varying levels of difficulty, Strands is sure to appeal to puzzle enthusiasts. As Paul Tassi writes for Forbes, "How did you do? What tripped you up?"
