Today’s NYT Strands tips are easy if you like Granny Smith.
Branchesthe New York TimesThis elevated word search game requires the player to do a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made up of connected letters – up, down, left, right or diagonally, but words can also change their direction, creating twisted shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid will be part of the answer. There is always a theme linking each solution, along with a “spangram”, a special word or phrase that summarizes that day’s topic, spanning the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
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By offering a vague hint and not providing a word list, Strands creates a mind-bending game that takes a little longer to play than other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re feeling stuck or don’t have 10 or so minutes to solve today’s puzzle, we’ve got all the NYT Strands tips for today’s puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
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NYT Strands tip for today’s topic: for the picking
The words are related to fruit.
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Today’s NYT Strands theme is clearly explained
These words describe things that can be made with fruit.
NYT Strands spangram tip: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands chart is horizontal.
NYT Strands answer spangram today
Today’s spangram is Apples.
NYT Strands word list for October 19
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sauce
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jelly
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Obesity
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cider
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Apples
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compote
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Stdl
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break
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