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Today’s NYT Strands hints and answers

Credit: New York Times

It’s already Friday, which means this is my last guide for you fine Strandistarians for the next couple weeks. I’ll be moving onto a week of NYT Mini Crossword guides. Of course, I’ll still be doing my daily Wordle and Pips guides, as per usual. This is a fun Strands today, so let’s uncover some words!

Looking for Thursday’s Strands? Check out our guide right here.

How To Play Strands

Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Spoilers ahead.

Today’s Strands Hints

Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words.

Today’s Theme:Encuenta el ritmo

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The Hint: This translates to “find the rhythm”

The first two letters of each word:

Remember, spoilers ahead!

What Are Today’s Strands Answers?

Today’s spangram is:LATIN MUSIC

Here’s the full list of words:

• SAMBA
• TEJANO
• TANGO
• MARIACHI
• REGGAETON
• SALSA

Here’s the completed Strands grid:

Today’s Strands

Screenshot: Erik Kain

Today’s Strands Breakdown

Some of these were hard because I couldn’t spell them properly. Well, specifically REGGAETON had me puzzled even when I knew exactly what it was. I’m also not super familiar with TEJANO music, so that was tricky. It’s the Latin music that originates in Texas. Sort of like Tex-Mex but for music and dance. I found LATINMUSIC, the spangram, almost right away, however. And I just knew right away that TANGO and SALSA would be in there. Have a great weekend everybody!

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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2025/11/06/todays-nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-friday-november-7/

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