Today's Strands clue is "Peak Americana". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
ERKYAWEGCSTENAOROGTSIHONNMNTATUKOREIOYACWHMEDSAC
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for well-known U.S. landforms with a rugged, high-up feel and plenty of dramatic names.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 6 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 13 letters, starts with M, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 7 letters, starts with C
- 5 letters, starts with G
- 5 letters, starts with R
- 8 letters, starts with S
- 5 letters, starts with S
- 5 letters, starts with W
Show the spangram
MOUNTAINRANGE
Show all theme words
CASCADE, GREEN, ROCKY, SAWTOOTH, SMOKY, WHITE
About this puzzle
- Made by Sarah McNeil
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
ERKYAWEGCSTENAOROGTSIHONNMNTATUKOREIOYACWHMEDSAC
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- CASCADE: A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- GREEN: The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light betwe...
- ROCKY: Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
- SAWTOOTH: A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.
- SMOKY: Filled with smoke.
- WHITE: Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
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