Today's Strands clue is "Any relation?". Use the hints below to find the theme words and the spangram.
Happy Strands day! Take your time and let the grid reveal its connections one by one.
Theme nudge: What to look for
Look for words about people linked by roots, generations, and shared branches on a tree.
Hint 1: How many words to find
There are 5 theme words plus one spangram.
Hint 2: The spangram
The spangram has 10 letters, starts with F, and runs from the top of the board to the bottom.
Hint 3: Theme word lengths and first letters
- 9 letters, starts with A
- 5 letters, starts with B
- 8 letters, starts with B
- 7 letters, starts with K
- 9 letters, starts with O
Show the spangram
FAMILYTIES
Show all theme words
ANCESTORS, BLOOD, BRETHREN, KINFOLK, OFFSPRING
About this puzzle
- Made by Tracy Bennett
- 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
- ANCESTORS: an American five-piece doom metal ensemble, residing in Los Angeles, California, United States.
- BLOOD: A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrat...
- BRETHREN: (figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.
- KINFOLK: (US) Relatives, relations.
- OFFSPRING: A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
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