HIGHLIGHTS
- Breaking Up The Band Meaning in NYT Strands becomes clear as players should uncover famous rock bands split into two separate words in the puzzle.
- The Spangram for today is ten letters long, starting with R and ending with S.
- SM, PU, CH, TR, TA, and HE are the starting letters of today’s NYT Strands’ remaining answers.
Strands might just be the most confusing yet simple NYT game. It might be very hard if you don’t use hints, but surprisingly easy when you do.
Some themes are easy to get right away, while others need more creative thinking and can leave you stuck.
Today’s puzzle feels a little harder than usual. The theme “Breaking up the band” might make you think of band members going solo or bands splitting up, but that’s not what this puzzle is really about.
Breaking Up The Band Hints And Meaning in NYT Strands
If you want to play without using any hints, try to think about how band names are made, some of them are two words.
The spangram is also made of two words, and that’s your clue.
Another hint is to think of rock band posters from the ‘70s or ‘80s. That image in your head might help you spot something familiar in the puzzle.
Also, don’t forget you can use hints by typing in any three random words with at least four letters.
There’s no limit on how many hints you can use, and sometimes they really help open things up.
Your goal is to find seven words hidden in a 48-letter grid. I didn’t spot the Spangram first today, but once I did, everything made sense.
- SMASHING
- PUMPKINS
- CHEAP
- TRICK
- TALKING
- HEADS
- ROCKGROUPS (Spangram)
Once you figure out the trick, that these are two-part band names, it becomes easier.
I found SMASHING first, which led me to PUMPKINS. Then CHEAP matched with TRICK. Finally, TALKING and HEADS completed the set.
If you feel like trying more puzzles, give Spelling Bee or Connections a shot.
