New York Times Strands Hints and Answers for May 27, 2024

Strands

By Mina Smith

Published May 27, 2024

Strands has yet another puzzle today for fans to attempt to win. If you are looking for a challenging puzzle with a basic premise to do daily, this one is a great one to pick. Today's puzzle is great blend of difficulty and a common subject that is great for new players.

However, if you are familiar with the rules of how to play Strands already, but you are stuck on this puzzle, you can find all sorts of helpful hints below. In this article are general clues, spoilers, and even the entire answer if you want to see it.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #85 for May 27, 2024

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The puzzle's clue is Noodle on This One. There are seven themed words and one Spangram to find, making eight total words hidden in the letter grid of this challenging puzzle game.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

If you don't like the in-game hints system because it spoils whole words, you can find some general puzzle hints below. Each of the expandable sections contains a clue that will help you get closer to the answer.

General Hint 1

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Hint 1 : Noodles!

Hint 2 : What do noodles look like?

Hint 3 : Different ways that noodles are formed.

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If you are still stuck in this mobile-friendly puzzle game, you can find two of the words spoiled below. No need to find stray, random words to get a word spoiler; just press the Read More button below to see one of the two spoiled words.

Spoiler 1

Word 1 : Bowtie

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Word 2 : Elbow

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The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

The complete answer to today's Strands is in the expandable section below. You can find all the themed words, the Spangram, and where each of those words appears in the puzzle grid.

The category for today is PastaShapes . The words are Elbow, Shell, Spiral, Bowtie, Ribbon, Wheel, and Tube.

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Today's Strands Explained

Don't get today's Strands? Below, you can find a full explanation for this puzzle game; press the Read More button below to see how the themed words and the clue fit together.

The category is Pasta Shapes , which is why the clue is to " Noodle " on this one . Noodle is another word for pasta, but it's also a word that means "brain" or "to think." All the themed words are common shapes of noodles.