Issue #198 Sun 14 Jul
Strands hints — July 14, 2024
A gentle exercise in auditory recognition. Today’s grid requires one to listen past the spelling to find the shared sound.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
Two people standing in a room, calling out words that arrive at the ear as identical twins but look nothing like each other on the page.
Linguistics and English vocabulary
WORDS SOUNDING ALIKE BUT SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
Spangram 4 nudges · 10 letters
The connector word
Single word noun
10 letters.
Starts with H, ends with S.
HOMOPHONES
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 A (4 letters)
- 2 F (4 letters)
- 3 G (4 letters)
- 4 H (5 letters)
- 5 M (5 letters)
- 6 P (4 letters)
- 7 R (6 letters)
- 8 W (6 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 AT (4 letters)
- 2 FI (4 letters)
- 3 GA (4 letters)
- 4 HA (5 letters)
- 5 ME (5 letters)
- 6 PE (4 letters)
- 7 RU (6 letters)
- 8 WH (6 letters)
Theme word 1 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
The smallest unit of matter, or a tiny speck of dust dancing in a sunbeam.
4 letters.
Starts with A.
Starts with AT.
ATOM
Theme word 2 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
What you do to a glass at the water cooler when it runs low.
4 letters.
Starts with F.
Starts with FI.
FILL
Theme word 3 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
A powerful, howling wind that rattles the window panes during a storm.
4 letters.
Starts with G.
Starts with GA.
GALE
Theme word 4 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
Descriptive of a dog with too much fur or a situation that has grown complicated.
5 letters.
Starts with H.
Starts with HA.
HAIRY
Theme word 5 of 8 5 nudges · 5 letters
A theme word
The cheerful spirit of a holiday season spent with family.
5 letters.
Starts with M.
Starts with ME.
MERRY
Theme word 6 of 8 5 nudges · 4 letters
A theme word
Dark, fibrous soil dug from a bog and dried for fuel.
4 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PE.
PEAT
Theme word 7 of 8 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
The soft sound of dry leaves skittering across a porch.
6 letters.
Starts with R.
Starts with RU.
RUSTLE
Theme word 8 of 8 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
A high-pitched, vocalized sound made by a horse in the stable.
6 letters.
Starts with W.
Starts with WH.
WHINNY