Today's Strands clue is "Shiver me timbers!". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
TYOVVYSOHHASAAOATATVTMERIRYEPIEAEHAESLKLIKTAARRR
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for salty exclamations and seafaring ways of speaking.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 6 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 15 letters, starts with T, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 4 letters, starts with A
- 5 letters, starts with A
- 8 letters, starts with H
- 5 letters, starts with M
- 5 letters, starts with S
- 6 letters, starts with Y
Show the spangram
TALKLIKEAPIRATE
Show all theme words
ARRR, AVAST, HEARTIES, MATEY, SAVVY, YOHOHO
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
TYOVVYSOHHASAAOATATVTMERIRYEPIEAEHAESLKLIKTAARRR
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- ARRR
- AVAST: Avast Software s.r.o. is a Czech multinational cybersecurity software company headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic...
- HEARTIES: The quality of being hearty.
- MATEY: (UK) Sociable or friendly.
- SAVVY: (informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
- YOHOHO
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