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A free scan shows the junk files, broken settings and background clutter dragging Windows down - then fixes them in one click.Free scan · Windows 10 & 11NYT Strands game #186, from Thursday, September 5, 2024, has the theme “Going underground.” If you want to solve it yourself, start with the hints below; the full answer list and spangram are farther down.
Hints for Strands #186
The theme is “Going underground.” A published spangram clue is “Dig them up.” The spangram’s reported path touches the right edge at row 7 and the left edge at row 5. Those edge positions are reported by TechRadar; they are not a full letter-by-letter path.
For a gentler nudge before seeing the answers, think of foods that grow underground. The six theme words are all root vegetables.
Full answers and spangram
Spoilers below: the following list gives every theme answer and the spangram.
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- POTATO
- TURNIP
- BEET
- TARO
- RUTABAGA
- JICAMA
Spangram: ROOTVEGETABLES
Two published answer guides agree on the date, puzzle number, theme, six words, and spangram: TechRadar and Try Hard Guides. The official puzzle was not retrieved for this answer, so these are guide-confirmed solutions rather than a direct NYT confirmation.
How Strands works
Strands is a themed letter-connecting word search. According to Try Hard Guides, letters can be connected in any direction, but a path cannot reuse or cross letters. The spangram describes the theme and reaches opposite sides of the grid; completed answers use every grid letter once.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Clue words for in-game hints
TechRadar lists these words as clues that unlock in-game hints: PUNT, BRUNT, GATE, TAROT, LETTER, and PRUNE.
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