Hints, Spangram And Answers For Monday, June 30th

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ForbesToday’s NYT Strands Puzzle: Hints, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, June 29thBy Erik Kain

Yesterday’s Strands puzzle was one of the most creative I’ve played since the inception of this game. If you missed it, please do go check it out because it’s very clever. Today’s, however, is much more difficult. I struggled with this one. Hopefully some hints will help you on your way.

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

Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words. Instead of giving you the first two letters of each word, today I’m giving out three hints instead of two.

Today’s Theme: Trellis beauties

Hint: Flowers

Clue: The type with vines

Here are the first two letters of each word:

Remember, spoilers ahead!

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

Today’s spangram is: CLIMBERS

Here’s the full list of words:

• WISTERIA
• JASMINE
• CLEMATIS
• MOONFLOWER
• SWEETPEA

Here’s the completed Strands grid:

Today’s Strands Breakdown

Not many words today, but trickier ones than I’ve seen in awhile. I’m not a flower expert, and honestly didn’t even know what CLEMATIS was until now. Embarrassingly, I didn’t know JASMINE was a CLIMBER either. And MOONFLOWER sounds like something out of a fantasy book. These are all very evocative words. WISTERIA sounds like a place. SWEETPEA is as often used as a term of endearment. It reminds me of the Sweetpea Festival we used to go to as a kid growing up in Bozeman, MT. Fun times.

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