Navigating the twists and turns of today’sStrandspuzzle proving to be a challenge? No worries! If you find yourself scratching your head over a particularly tricky word, or if you’re at a loss for the entire solution, we’ve got you covered as your linguistic life raft.

Get a nudge in the right direction and keep your winning streak alive (and those bragging rights intact). This guide will give insights on today’s theme, offer hints, and even provide the complete solution. Let’s keep that momentum going and keep you from feeling stranded from today’s Strands.

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Today’s Theme, Explained

Today’s theme is ‘Can you digit?’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.

The theme for these words isall about concepts related to classifying or grouping things. This can mean things that come in specific quantities, follow a sequence, or otherwise relate to digits.

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What’s fun is that this is a follow-up to yesterday’s theme of “Can you dig it.” Clever stuff, New York Times!

Word Hints

Expand below to seehintsfortoday’s words.

Thefirst wordis meat that’s often sold in a pack of 12.

Thesecond wordis an act that follows a sequence or rhythm that can be counted.

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Thethird wordrefers to a sequence of things.

For thefourth word,you may type in a long code to reach one of these. (Think ring, ring, ring!)

Thefifth word’ssystem uses only two options (zero or one) to represent information.

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Thesixth wordmay be associated with ‘seven’ and means you’ll have an especially good day.

Theseventhwordrefers to something complete and undivided. (Think ‘one’.)

Strands answers for May 8, 2024.