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1.Today’s hints

2.Today’s answer

3.Yesterday’s answer

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Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #405.

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And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “In need of a clean”.

The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word.

Today, it starts with D and ends with S.

Scroll down to find out what it is… ## Today’s Strands answers

So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #405?

Wordle: The Rules, Strategy…

Drumroll, yo…

…and the spangram was DIRTYWORDS.

Strands #405

Get your mind out of the gutter

Hi Strands fans.

A quality pun from the NYT puzzle setters today.

Wordle Words: A genius word…

I didn’t cotton onto that right away, so needed a clue to get started.

That revealed GRIMY along the left-hand side, which put me on the right track.

I wrote out DIRTYWORDS backwards from the bottom of the board to the top.

Wordle Game Boards: 120 pages…

Two answers were still at large.

Yesterday’s Strands answers

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The Perfect Wordle…

Ultimate Wordle Reference…

Strands #405

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