Today's NYT Strands hints and answers are here! If you're searching for Friday's hints, spangram, and answers, look no further. The NYT Strands puzzle invites players to engage in a classic word search experience. This puzzle is not only available on the NYT website, but also features in the NYT Games app, where you can enjoy other games like Wordle and Connections. Each day brings a fresh Strands game presented in a six by eight grid filled with letters. Your task is to discover groups of words related to a common theme—with hints guiding you. Theme words light up in blue when identified, while the spangram, which ties the theme words together, illuminates in yellow. Don't forget each letter is used once amongst the theme words and spangram. Connections can be made vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, with allowed direction changes mid-word. If you find at least three valid words of four letters or more, you can unlock the Hint button, which assists in revealing one of the theme words. Be prepared for variations in the puzzle’s difficulty and themes. Today’s theme hint is... Westminster assembly. If more help is needed, another hint is: Canine cohorts. Seven words, including the spangram, await discovery. Just a heads up, spoiler alerts are in place as I share the first two letters of each theme word to kickstart your solving. The spangram for today is... DOG GROUP, and the complete grid featuring the words SPORTING, TOYS, HERDING, DOG GROUP, HOUNDS, TERRIERS, and WORKING is revealed later. My initial guess was that 'Westminster' referred to the dog show rather than the UK parliament, and indeed, identifying these dog breeds made my puzzle-solving experience much more thrilling. So, if you're stuck, explore our hints and answers for Strands 342!
