Strands Hints and Answers Guide - Solve NYT Strands

THEME

"Rerouting ..."

• Word 1: DEVIATE

  Definition: depart from an established course

  Synonyms: diverge, digress, drift, stray, slew, veer, swerve, turn away, turn aside, get sidetracked, branch off, differ, vary, change, depart, be different

• Word 2: PIVOT

  Definition: the central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates

  Synonyms: central shaft, fulcrum, axis, axle, swivel, pin, hub, spindle, hinge, pintle, kingpin, gudgeon, trunnion, rotate, turn, revolve, spin, swivel, twirl, whirl, wheel, oscillate

• Word 3: SWERVE

  Definition: change or cause to change direction abruptly

  Synonyms: veer, change direction, go off course, deviate, skew, diverge, sheer, curve, twist, weave, zigzag, turn aside, branch off, sidetrack

• Word 4: TACK

  Definition: a small, sharp broad-headed nail

  Synonyms: pin, nail, staple, spike, rivet, stud, approach, way, method, process, pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down

• Word 5: TURN

  Definition: move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point

  Synonyms: go round, revolve, rotate, spin, go round and round, go round in circles, roll, circle, wheel, whirl, twirl, gyrate, swivel, spiral, pivot, go round, pass round, sweep round, round, become, develop into, prove to be, turn out to be, become, go, grow, get, come to be, convert, change, transform, make, fashion, make, shape, mould, cast, form, rotation, revolution, spin, circle, whirl, twirl, gyration, swivel, change of direction, change of course, turning, veer, divergence, opportunity, chance, say, stroll, walk, saunter, amble, wander, airing, promenade, shock, start, surprise, jolt

• Word 6: VEER

  Definition: change direction suddenly

  Synonyms: swerve, career, skew, swing, sheer, weave, wheel

• Word 7: ZIGZAG

  Definition: a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns

  Synonyms: meandering, zigzagging, snaking, snaky, winding, wiggly, squiggly, crooked, tacking, twisting, twisty, full of twists and turns, curving, curvy, wavy, deviating, undulating, sinuous, serpentine, tortuous, irregular, meander, snake, twist, twist and turn, tack, wind, weave, wander, wiggle, squiggle, undulate

• Spangram: CHANGECOURSE

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