Today's Strands clue is "Have a heart". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
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Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for terms tied to the body's delivery network and its rhythmic beat.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 6 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 14 letters, starts with C, and runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 6 letters, starts with A
- 6 letters, starts with A
- 5 letters, starts with B
- 8 letters, starts with P
- 5 letters, starts with P
- 4 letters, starts with V
Show the spangram
CARDIOVASCULAR
Show all theme words
ARTERY, ATRIUM, BLOOD, PRESSURE, PULSE, VEIN
About this puzzle
- Made by Hunter Calvert
- Edited by Tracy Bennett
Strands deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
The solved board
Gold squares are the spangram, green squares are theme words.
What the theme words mean
- ARTERY: (anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood...
- ATRIUM: (anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher ...
- BLOOD: A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrat...
- PRESSURE: A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
- PULSE: (physiology) A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depress...
- VEIN: (anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
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