Today's Strands clue is "Over and out(side)". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
EZAGPRBONOEGVILIAOAREWOLPANDSBNRANPHUOCOYASBRAED
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for backyard structures that offer a mix of open air and shelter.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 6 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 11 letters, starts with S, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 5 letters, starts with A
- 5 letters, starts with B
- 6 letters, starts with C
- 6 letters, starts with G
- 8 letters, starts with P
- 7 letters, starts with P
Show the spangram
SUNANDSHADE
Show all theme words
ARBOR, BOWER, CANOPY, GAZEBO, PAVILION, PERGOLA
About this puzzle
- Made by Tracy Bennett
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
EZAGPRBONOEGVILIAOAREWOLPANDSBNRANPHUOCOYASBRAED
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- ARBOR: A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- BOWER: A shady, leafy shelter or recess in a garden or woods.
- CANOPY: The zone of the highest foliage and branches of a forest.
- GAZEBO: A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
- PAVILION: A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place.
- PERGOLA: Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.
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