NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Thursday, October 31

Strands is simply a marque caller regular puzzle from nan New York Times. A trickier return connected nan classical connection search, you’ll request a keen oculus to lick this puzzle.

Like Wordle, Connections, and the Mini Crossword, Strands tin beryllium a spot difficult to lick immoderate days. There’s nary shame successful needing a small thief from clip to time. If you’re stuck and request to cognize nan answers to today’s Strands puzzle, cheque retired nan solved puzzle below.

How to play Strands

You commencement each Strands puzzle pinch nan extremity of uncovering nan “theme words” hidden successful nan grid of letters. Manipulate letters by dragging aliases tapping to trade words; double-tap nan last missive to confirm. If you find nan correct word, nan letters will beryllium highlighted bluish and will nary longer beryllium selectable.

If you find a connection that isn’t a taxable word, it still helps! For each 3 non-theme words you find that are astatine slightest 4 letters long, you’ll get a hint — nan letters of 1 of nan taxable words will beryllium revealed and you’ll conscionable person to unscramble it.

Every azygous missive connected nan grid is utilized to spell retired nan taxable words and location is nary overlap. Every missive will beryllium utilized once, and only once.

Each puzzle contains 1 “spangram,” a typical taxable connection (or words) that picture nan puzzle’s taxable and touches 2 other sides of nan board. When you find nan spangram, it will beryllium highlighted yellow.

The extremity should beryllium to complete nan puzzle quickly without utilizing excessively galore hints.

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s taxable is “Trick aliases treat!”

Here’s a hint that mightiness thief you: Halloween classical outfits.

Today’s Strand answers

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Today’s spanagram

We’ll commencement by giving you nan spangram, which mightiness thief you fig retired nan taxable and lick nan remainder of nan puzzle connected your own:

• COSTUME

Today’s Strands answers

• PUMPKIN
• MUMMY
• CLOWN
• WITCH
• PRINCESS
• GHOST
• PIRATE