There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list,

The New York Times introduced Strands, a word puzzle game, adding to its collection after Wordle and Connections. On May 14, 2025, the theme is 'Boogie woogie woogie,' challenging players to find words like WOBBLE,

Today's spangram answer on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, is LINEDANCE. Morgan thought she was dining in exchange for promotion. "There was a clear miscommunication," she said.