Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #977 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #977, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #977.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #977 is... "Handle with care."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "What can be broken."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BOUNDER
- RAGE
- READ
- NICER
- CARE
- REBOUND
- KINDER
- GEAR
- BEER
- BEAD
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'G' and ends with 'K'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's GIVEMEABREAK.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #977?
Drumroll, please...
- WIND
- FAITH
- BREAD
- GROUND
- DANCING
- CHARACTER
...and the spangram was GIVEMEABREAK.
Strands #977
“Handle with care”
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Hi Strands fans. Ugh, I was not a fan of today's puzzle.
I think I take the game a little too literally, and struggle when the answers are connected by a single word that means different things in different contexts.
Despite this, I actually got the first two answers on the board without any assistance. I accidentally connected WIND in the top-left corner, followed by FAITH in the bottom right.
I had no idea how these words could be connected, so ended up using three clues to reveal the answer.
The first was BREAD in the top-right corner. I was still confused. The second was GROUND below it. Nope, still lost.
It was only when a third clue revealed DANCING in the bottom-left corner than it clicked. And only then because it isolated the word "break" to its right, which turned out to be part of the spangram: GIVEMEABREAK.
All that was left was to connect CHARACTER on the left-hand side to complete a very frustrating puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #976.
- LABOR
- WORKFORCE
- PEOPLE
- STAFF
- PERSONNEL
...and the spangram was HUMANRESOURCES.
Strands #976
“Getting the job done”
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Hi Strands fans. I was a bit confused by what today's puzzle could be about, until I connected LABOR on the left-hand side.
With WORKFORCE below it and PEOPLE to its right, it became clear that this was about HUMANRESOURCES - the spangram spreading from the top-left corner to the bottom right.
Two answers were left to find, both isolated in their own sections. STAFF was the last answer to find in the bottom half, which just left PERSONNEL to connect in the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.
