NYT Strands #549 Brings a “That’s So Sweet” Challenge
New York, NY (September 3, 2025) - Today’s New York Times Strands puzzle (#549) rolled out a sugar-themed challenge under the heading “That’s so sweet!”, inviting players to uncover a series of sweetener-related words and a special spangram that stretches across the grid.
The centerpiece spangram SUGARY spans the board horizontally, guiding solvers toward the full slate of theme words. In keeping with the theme, all answers relate to forms or processes of sugar:
- CUBE
- BROWN
- GRANULATED
- INVERT
- POWDERED
- TURBINADO
Players connect adjacent letters in the six-by-eight grid-vertically, horizontally, or diagonally-to reveal these words. Successfully finding the spangram unlocks the overarching theme, while each theme word fills the board without overlap.
Strands continues to captivate word-game enthusiasts with its blend of word-search mechanics and thematic depth, offering a fresh daily challenge well beyond the simplicity of crosswords or Wordle. Tomorrow’s puzzle promises a new theme and another spangram to discover-so sharpen your tactics and get ready to play.
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