Strands: Sports Edition
by NYT Games
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Connect neighboring letters to uncover a daily sports theme.
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Use the clue to find sports-themed words by connecting neighboring letters, including diagonals, until the grid is filled.
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Strands: Sports Edition is a daily word search puzzle from The Athletic where your mission is to find hidden sports-themed words in a grid of letters and uncover the puzzle's theme.
Each puzzle gives you a clue and a board of jumbled letters. The words aren't in straight lines. They twist and turn through the grid, and together they fill every space on the board. One special word, the spangram, ties the whole theme together.
- Connect neighboring letters to spell a word, diagonals included.
- Correct theme words lock into place in color, so you know you're on track.
- The spangram stretches across the board from one side to the opposite side.
- The round ends when every letter has found its home.
Why we like it:
- ✅It's a fresh twist on word search, with a clever theme to crack every time.
- ✅Sports fans get to flex their knowledge, from big names to quirky terms.
- ✅The moment a spangram clicks and the board fills in is deeply satisfying.
Hint: Read the theme clue carefully before you start swiping. Then hunt for the spangram first, since finding it shows you the theme and clears out a big chunk of the board.
