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Strandshas a whole new letter scramble to find six new words in. Today’s puzzle is especially challenging, and some players will be out looking for clues. In order to win this difficult puzzle game today, you’ll need to know the rules ofhow to playStrands, have a good understanding of the category without knowing what it is first, and you’ll need a good eye. If you are running out of luck, however, and don’t want to use the in-game hint system, you can find all sorts of helpful hints in the article below.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #52 for May 15, 2025
This is a six-item puzzle, meaning there is one Spangram and five themed words to find in the letter jumble. The clue for today isThis is a Puzzle.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
In thisfree mobile game similar toWordle, you can get in-game clues, but they spoil whole words. If you were hoping for something that gives you a push in the right direction but won’t ruin any of the words, you can find three of those below.
Hint 1: Quite puzzling, isn’t it?
Hint 3: Different words for something that is puzzling.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
Need more help with thisdifficult puzzle game? Each of the expandable sections below contains one puzzle word along with its position in the letter grid.
Word 2: Riddle
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The complete answer for theNew York Times GamesStrandspuzzle can be found below. Press the Read More button to see the entire spoiler for this puzzle.
The category for today isBrainTeasers. The words are Enigma, Quandary, Mystery, Conundrum, and Riddle.
Today’s Strands Explained
Want to know how the Spangram, the themed words, and the clue all mesh together? In the expandable section below, you may find an explanation for the puzzle today.
The Spangram today isBrain Teasers, andThis is a Puzzlerefers to how brain teasers are puzzles. All the words are words for different kinds of things that might tease your brain, like Riddles and Mysteries.
Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Strandswebsite available on almost any device with a browser.
