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Need some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today’s theme — “Elf-centered” — is pretty easy to figure out, but requires a bit of word association.
Below, we’ve compiled some useful hints for Strands #338, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We’ll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #338, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #338.
Today’s NYT Strands answer — Today’s theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #338 is… “Elf-centered”.
And here’s an unofficial hint from me: “Small and mythical”.
If you’re still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- PERCH
- GRAIN
- PIGS
- BITER
- HOPES
- GRIM
- HURL
Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with I and ends with H.
Scroll down to find out what it is…
It’s IMPISH.
Today’s Strands answers
So, what are today’s Strands answers for game #338?
Drumroll, please…
- PIXIE
- SPRITE
- HOBGOBLIN
- LEPRECHAUN
- GREMLIN
- FAIRY
…and the spangram was IMPISH.
Strands #338
“Elf-centered”
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Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today, with a none-too-cryptic theme.
When I saw ‘X’ in the bottom-left corner, I knew it had to be part of PIXIE, and from there I was pretty methodical in finding answers around existing ones, rather than scanning the whole board.
I found SPRITE to its right and then HOBGOBLIN twisted above it. That neatly exposed the spangram: IMPISH, written from left to right above the three answers I’d collected.
The top half was equally straightforward. I found the longest answer – LEPRECHAUN – twisted around the left-hand side, followed by GREMLIN to its right. And that just left FAIRY in the top-right corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday’s Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday’s Strands answers for game #337 right here.