Hints and Solutions for NYT Strands – May 5 Edition

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special word or phrase that sums up that day's theme and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

<h2>Gameplay Insights:</h2>
By providing an opaque hint and not offering the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a bit longer to play than some other games. If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle to help you progress at your preferred pace.

<h2>Today's NYT Strands Hint:</h2>
The theme is "On the side" — the words are types of potato dishes.

<h2>Today's NYT Strands Theme Explained:</h2>
These words refer to styles of fried potatoes. The NYT Strands spangram is U-shaped. Today's spangram is "French Fries."

<h2>Strands 101: How to Win NYT’s Latest Word Game</h2>

<h2>NYT Strands Word List for Today:</h2>
Shoestring, Steak, Curly, Home, French Fries, Waffle, Crinkle

Looking for other daily online games? Visit our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword puzzles, and more. Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Strands.

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