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NYT Strands Today: The New York Times continues to engage puzzle enthusiasts with its clever and evolving daily game, Strands, which adds an intriguing twist to the classic word search. The May 22 edition of Strands challenged players with a creative and dynamic theme, offering both fun and brain stimulation.

The NYT's latest offering, "Strands," is quickly gaining traction as a new daily challenge for fans to enjoy on the NYT website and app. Featuring daily themes and a unique "spangram" to uncover, Strands is the newest addictive game to tackle, with a fresh puzzle appearing every 24 hours. In this article, we will break down how to play Strands, provide hints for today’s spangram, and reveal all the answers for Strands on Thursday, May 22.

NYT Strands Hints and Answers for May 22, 2025

Theme Hint: Words related to safeguarding or looking after others.

NYT Strands Theme Explained: The words refer to roles or people who protect or care for others.

NYT Spangram Hint for May 22

The spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands Spangram Answer: TakeCare

NYT Strands Word List for May 22, 2025:  

  1. Steward  
  1. Custodian  
  2. TakeCare  
  3. Protector  
  4. Guardian  
  5. Trustee

How to Play NYT Strands

Locate theme words to complete the board

Once found, these words will be highlighted in blue

Create words by dragging or tapping letters. If tapping, double-tap the final letter to submit

Theme words will fully fill the board without overlapping

Discover the "spangram"

The spangram reveals the puzzle's theme and spans two opposite sides of the board (it may consist of two words)

When found, the spangram is highlighted in yellow.

NYT Strands Hints And Answers for May 21: Three's a Crowd

Today’s Theme Explained

The words relate to numbers, specifically describing pairs or twos.

NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Horizontal or Vertical?

The spangram for today’s NYT Strands is horizontal.

Today’s Spangram Answer

The spangram is Double Trouble.

NYT Strands Word List for May 21  

  1. Couple  
  2. Twosome  
  3. Double Trouble  
  4. Partners  
  5. Twins  
  6. Pair  
  7. Match

NYT Strands Hints for May 20: Dining Delights

Today's NYT Strands Theme Explained:

Today's NYT Strands theme is all about dining—words you’d find on a restaurant menu.

Spangram Hint: The spangram runs horizontally.

Spangram Answer: Fine Dining

NYT Strands word List for May 20

Salad, Appetisers, Dessert, Fine Dining, Soup, Cheese, Entree

Also Read: NYT Strands Today, May 20: Clues, Answers And Spangram For Tuesday Revealed | Check How To Solve Word Puzzle