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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today?
Today’s theme “Quiet at first” may be the hardest puzzle yet.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #281.
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Odd spellings”.
The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word.
Today, it starts with ‘S’ and ends with ‘R’.
Scroll down to find out what it is… ## Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #281?
Drumroll, just…
…and the spangram was SILENTLETTER.
Strands #281
Quiet at first
Hi Strands fans.
This was, for me, the hardest puzzle yet.
I needed three of them to set me on my way.
Each revealed brought a seemingly completely unconnected answer.
I couldn’t see what WRAP, GNOME and PSALM had in common, anyway.
I found HONESTY spelt downwards from the right-hand side to the middle, followed by KNUCKLE above it.
At this point, I had to use another clue.
It revealed a word I simply never would have gotten otherwise: MNEMONIC.
This cleared a path for the spangram, which turned out to be SILENTLETTER.
The meanings of the answers may be completely unrelated, but each one starts with a silent letter.
Well done if you got that connection right away.
As for me, this is one puzzle that left me feeling incredibly stupid.
Yesterday’s Strands answers
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you might find the full article on yesterday’s Strands answers forgame #280 right here.
