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How to play Theme Strand
Tap or trace adjacent letters, including diagonals, to find words connected to the theme. Find the spanning theme word too. Every tile belongs to exactly one answer.
Play Theme Strand →Example
On a fictional fruit-themed board, adjacent P, E, A and R tiles could spell PEAR. Follow the actual neighbours on the board; you cannot jump over tiles.
Scoring
Competition scoring: fastest time. Compare individual performances in your group’s results page, separately from medal standings.
A new puzzle every day
A new daily puzzle becomes available at midnight in America/New_York (Eastern Time, including daylight saving time). Everyone plays the same dated puzzle; refreshing or a website update does not create another set for that day.
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