Today’s NYT Strands tips, answers and help for January 2 #670 – CNET

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a nice subject, but as always some answers are difficult to decipher. So if you need hints and answers, read on.

In this story I will go into more detail about the rules for Strands.

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Tip for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Home is where the hearth is.

If that doesn’t help, here’s a clue: snuggle.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that match the theme of the puzzle. If you’re stuck, find all the words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters you come across will work:

• MORE, TAKE, BAKING, PEAT, TAPE, WIPE, LASS, BORE, MELD, BLANK, PATE, LATE, TATE, FIRE, FILE, RACE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that match the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that extends from one side of the puzzle to the other. Once you have them all (I originally thought there were always eight, but have learned the number can vary), then every letter on the board is used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

• ROBE, COCOA, BLANKET, STUFFED TOY, SLIPPERS, FIREPLACE

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is STAY WARM. To find it, look for the S that is three letters to the right of the top row and walk down.

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