Strands Hint and Answer for Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Need a hint for today's Strands puzzle?

We’ve got you covered with a clue, some gentle nudges, and (if needed) the full answer below. Come back every day for updated hints.

🧠 Today’s Theme Clue

Keep on keeping on

🔠 Spangram Hint

If someone was going through a tough time, you might say this two-word phrase to encourage them to hang on.

🟦 Theme Words Hint

Resilient actions, or things people in tough situations do to keep going.

🟡 Reveal Spangram

STAYSTRONG

🔵 Reveal Theme Words

ABIDE, ENDURE, LAST, PERSEVERE, PERSIST, SURVIVE

What is Strands?

Strands is a new daily word puzzle from The New York Times. You're given a themed clue and a board of letters to solve a web of interconnected words related to that clue.

The spangram is a key word that spans the board and embodies the theme. When you find it, the rest of the puzzle becomes easier to solve.

Find hidden words, earn hints by guessing non-theme words, and complete the puzzle by using all letters on the board.

Strands is winnable every time. There’s no time limit, and incorrect guesses don’t count against you.

Past Strands Answers

Looking for past puzzles? Click any date below to reveal previous spangrams and theme words.

Monday, May 12, 2025

Spangram: STREETCRED

Theme Words: CHARACTER, NAME, REPUTATION, STANDING, STATURE

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