NYT ‘Strands’ Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, January 12th

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ForbesNYT ‘Strands’ Today: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, January 11thBy Erik Kain

Another day, another Strands puzzle to solve! It’s the last day of the weekend—which typically only has a first and last day, I suppose—and we have puzzles to solve, games to play, probably some chores and work to wrap up. It’s the weekend but time never really ends or stands still, alas. When we’re done solving this puzzle, be sure to check out my weekend streaming guide for all the best new TV shows and movies to watch as you kick back and relax this evening! For now, let’s uncover some words!

Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Strands Hints

Today’s Theme: Wait what?

Hint #1: Shock

Hint #2: Nonplussed

To help you uncover all the words, here are the first two letters of every word, including the spangram.

• FL
• AS
• SU
• ST
• GO
• MI

Remember, spoilers ahead!

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

Today’s spangram is: TIMING

Here’s the full list of words:

• FLABBERGAST
• ASTONISH
• SURPRISE
• STUN
• GOBSMACK
• MINDBLOWN

Here’s the completed Strands grid:

Today’s Strands Breakdown

There weren’t a lot of words to find in today’s puzzle, but they were mostly very tricky words. But I think the thing that threw me off the most is that you normally hear or read these words in the past tense. He was FLABBERGASTED or GOBSMACKED, for instance. I rarely see those words without an ‘ED’ on the end. STUN(NED) and ASTONISH(ED) as well. SURPRISE may be the only one that you hear or read as often, but only because we say it at surprise parties or describe a surprise as often as we say were were surprised. MINDBLOWN!

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