Need help with today’s Strands puzzle? Well, if you’re struggling with today’s game, we’ve got simple clues along with the answers to the September 12 NYT Strands below.
How to play NYT Strands
Before we get to the puzzle, here’s a quick overview of how to play NYT Strands for new players:
- Using your mouse or your fingers (if you’re using a touch screen), you connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
- Look for the Spangram or central theme word, which will help you better understand Strands’ theme.
- In addition to the pangram, you must find other thematic words in the puzzle, finding all the elements will solve the puzzle.
However, if you want detailed tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to play NYT Strands.
NYT Strands Theme of the Day
The theme of today’s Strands, September 12, is — This should suit you perfectly.
What are today’s highlights tips?
Spoiler alert:
While we do our best to be subtle, the clues below might partially spoil the experience. You have been warned. Scroll slowly.
Every Strands game has a Spangram that you need to decipher, and today’s is no exception. So, check out the September 12 Strands Spangram clue below:
Today’s pangram clue — a passage forming a road between two places
If you have figured out the pangram from the above hint, it will be easy to find the keywords. However, I don’t want to spoil the task for you. Instead, here are some hints that can help you:
- Clue #1: a wide avenue in a city, usually with trees on either side or along the center
- Clue #2: a route that connects the main cities
We’ve got you covered if you’re looking to explore more word puzzles. Check out the clues and answers for today’s NYT Connections as well as today’s Wordle solution here.
NYT Strands September 12 Responses
Today’s pangram
Today’s NYT Strands puzzle Spangram is — Street
Today’s Answers
If you’ve scrolled this far down the page, you’re probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s look at today’s Strands theme words in Strands:
- WAY
- STREET
- ROAD
- STREET
- HIGHWAY
- BOULEVARD

Answers from yesterday’s NYT Strands
If you arrived here by mistake and are looking for the answers and Spangram to Yesterday’s Strands Riddle, find the answers to Yesterday’s NYT Strands here.
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