Today's Strands clue is "It's all Greek to me". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
Ready for a little word hunt? Take your time and let the grid surprise you.
ADYMPYYSANHTRDTYRIOLOGIEHEIRCDTSFUALYSUMTEMESFAS
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for legendary figures from ancient tales, especially the supernatural crowd.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 7 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 12 letters, starts with M, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 5 letters, starts with D
- 5 letters, starts with D
- 5 letters, starts with F
- 6 letters, starts with F
- 5 letters, starts with M
- 5 letters, starts with N
- 5 letters, starts with S
Show the spangram
MYTHOLOGICAL
Show all theme words
DEITY, DRYAD, FATES, FURIES, MUSES, NYMPH, SATYR
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
ADYMPYYSANHTRDTYRIOLOGIEHEIRCDTSFUALYSUMTEMESFAS
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- DEITY: A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
- DRYAD: (Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.
- FATES: (Greek mythology) Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis; supernatural beings who controlled the destiny of men and of the gods.
- FURIES: (Greek mythology) Synonym of Erinyes; the goddesses of vengeance.
- MUSES: In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts.
- NYMPH: (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
- SATYR: (Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat...
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