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Suspense crime, Digital Desk : The New York Times Strands has quickly become a favorite daily brain teaser for word puzzle enthusiasts. If you found yourself a bit tangled in the June 5th grid, or you're just curious about how it all pieced together, you've come to the right place! Let's unravel the clues, the theme, the crucial "spangram," and all the hidden words from that day's challenge.

New to NYT Strands? Here's a Quick Guide:

Before we dive into the specifics of the June 5th puzzle, here's a refresher on how to play Strands:

  1. The Goal: You're presented with a grid of letters. Your task is to find words related to a specific, unstated theme.
  2. The Spangram: This is a key word or two-word phrase that perfectly encapsulates the puzzle's theme. The spangram uniquely touches two opposite sides of the board, either horizontally or vertically. Finding it often helps unlock the rest of the puzzle.
  3. Theme Words: Once you identify the spangram, or even before, you need to find all the other words that fit the theme. These words can snake in any direction (up, down, left, right, diagonally) as long as the letters are adjacent.
  4. Getting Hints: If you're stuck, you can earn hints. Find three non-theme words (they must be at least four letters long) and the "Hint" button will fill in the letters for one complete theme word.

Decoding the June 5th "Mark My Words" Strands Puzzle:

For the Strands puzzle on Thursday, June 5th, the theme was cleverly hinted at as "Mark my words."

  1. The Spangram: The critical spangram that tied all the answers together was PUNCTUATION. This single word perfectly summed up the category of words players needed to hunt for.
  2. The Answers: With "PUNCTUATION" as the guide, the theme words hidden within the grid were all common punctuation marks:
    COLON
    COMMA
    DASH
    PERIOD
    HYPHEN
    SEMICOLON
    APOSTROPHE

NYT Strands offers a delightful daily challenge, testing your vocabulary and your ability to spot connections. Whether you solved the June 5th puzzle with ease or learned something new from this breakdown, keep practicing, and you'll be a Strands master in no time!


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