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Tackle today's Strands puzzle, a word game challenging players to decipher a theme and locate hidden words within a letter grid. Success hinges on identifying the theme using a single clue and subsequently uncovering all the embedded words.
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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #313 January 10, 2025
Today's Strands puzzle presents the clue "They're Inseparable." The objective is to find nine items: a pangram and eight thematically linked words.
New York Times Games Strands Hints
The following sections offer progressively more specific hints without revealing the solution.
General Hint 1
Hint 1: Words intrinsically linked.
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Hint 2: Frequently paired words.
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Hint 3: "Fight or Flight" exemplifies the puzzle's theme, though these words aren't included in the puzzle.
read morePartial Solution: Two Words from Today's Strands
For those who prefer less reliance on the in-game hint system, here are two words and their locations within the grid.
Spoiler 1
Word 1: Crafts
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Word 2: Arts
read moreComplete Solution: Today's New York Times Games Strands
The complete solution is revealed below.
The theme is "Together." The words are Arts, Crafts, Rhythm, Blues, Soap, Water, Milk, and Cereal.
read moreUnderstanding Today's Strands Puzzle
This section explains the puzzle's logic.
The "Together" theme highlights four common pairings: Arts & Crafts, Rhythm & Blues, Soap & Water, Milk & Cereal. These pairs are inseparable, hence the clue.
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