The latest New York Times Strands puzzle challenges players to uncover themed words hidden within a letter grid. Today’s puzzle, #637, features answers that fall into a specific category: group membership.
Understanding the Game
Strands is a word-search puzzle where the objective is to identify sets of related words based on a unifying theme. The game provides hints as you uncover words of four letters or more; each discovery reveals one of the theme words. The ultimate challenge lies in finding the “spangram,” a theme-related word spanning the entire grid.
Hints and Clues
If you’re stuck, the puzzle’s theme is group membership. A helpful clue is: “A murder of crows.”
To unlock in-game hints, find any words containing four or more letters. Examples from today’s puzzle include:
- DEER
- REED
- FEET
- SEWS
- CLOP
- FIRE
- POCK
- POLE
- STEER
- SCOW
- DRIP
- TOES
- LOCK
Today’s Solutions
The non-spangram answers for today’s Strands puzzle are:
- ANTS
- ARMY
- COWS
- HERD
- LIONS
- PRIDE
- GEESE
- FLOCK
The spangram, which utilizes every letter on the board, is INITTOGETHER. Start with the “I” four letters to the right on the bottom row to locate it.
Strands puzzles can vary in difficulty, but persistence and strategic word hunting will lead to success.
