Strands Hints and Answers Guide - Solve NYT Strands

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• Word 1: RUSTLE

  Definition: make a soft, muffled crackling sound like that caused by the movement of dry leaves or paper

  Synonyms: swish, whisper, sigh, whoosh, swish, swishing, whisper, whispering, rustling, steal, thieve, take, abduct, kidnap, swish, swishing, whisper, whispering, rustling

• Word 2: PEAT

  Definition: a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often cut out and dried for use as fuel and in gardening

  Synonyms: fertilizer, mulch

• Word 3: MERRY

  Definition: cheerful and lively

  Synonyms: cheerful, cheery, in good spirits, high-spirited, blithe, bright, sunny, light-hearted, buoyant, bubbly, lively, carefree, without a care in the world, joyful, joyous, rejoicing, jolly, jocund, convivial, festive, mirthful, gleeful, happy, glad, laughing

• Word 4: FILL

  Definition: cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full

  Synonyms: make/become full, fill up, fill to the brim, fill to overflowing, charge, load (up), pack, crowd, throng, pack (into), jam, occupy all of, press into, squeeze into, cram (into), stock, pack, load, block up, bung up, stop (up), plug, seal, caulk, close, clog (up), choke, obstruct, occlude, dam up, pervade, spread throughout/through, permeate, suffuse, be diffused through, diffuse through, imbue, penetrate, pass through, infuse, perfuse, extend throughout, be disseminated through, flow through, run through, saturate, impregnate, enough, sufficient, plenty, ample, as much as necessary, all one wants, a sufficiency, an abundance, as much as one can take, more than enough

• Word 5: GALE

  Definition: undefined

• Word 6: HAIRY

  Definition: covered with hair

  Synonyms: hirsute, shaggy, bushy, hair-covered, long-haired, risky, unsafe, dangerous, perilous, hazardous, high-risk, touch-and-go, fraught with danger

• Word 7: ATOM

  Definition: the smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist

  Synonyms: particle, molecule, bit, little bit, tiny bit, tiny piece, fragment, fraction, grain, granule, crumb, morsel, mite, mote, speck, spot, dot

• Word 8: WHINNY

  Definition: a gentle, high-pitched neigh

• Spangram: HOMOPHONES

  Definition: each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, for example new and knew