Today's Strands clue is "Enjoying nature". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
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Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for gear and places you’d spot on a calm outdoor adventure.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 6 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 9 letters, starts with T, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 7 letters, starts with C
- 6 letters, starts with M
- 4 letters, starts with P
- 9 letters, starts with T
- 8 letters, starts with W
- 5 letters, starts with W
Show the spangram
TAKEAHIKE
Show all theme words
CANTEEN, MARKER, PATH, TRAILHEAD, WILDLIFE, WOODS
About this puzzle
- Made by Christina Iverson
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- CANTEEN: A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work.
- MARKER: Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
- PATH: A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- TRAILHEAD: The beginning of a trail, often specifically a hiking trail.
- WILDLIFE: (often attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
- WOODS: (usually with plural construction, sometimes with singular construction) A dense collection of trees, usually one cov...
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