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Strandsis back again with another difficult word-search puzzle to ponder over. If you are stuck on this one, you aren’t alone. The clue is not super helpful, and the words aren’t all that intuitive either.
If you want a little bit of help, or a lot, you can find it in the paragraphs below. This guide contains everything you need, including theme hints, spoilers, the answer, and more. The only thing it doesn’t have is a breakdown of therules ofStrands.
The NYT Games Strands Playing the Field #389 June 27, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the cluePlaying the Field. It has seven things to find: the Spangram and six themed words.
NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints
If you want a little help without spoilers, you may find it in this next section. Each of the three sections below contains just one little spoiler-free hint to get you closer to the theme for thispuzzle game you can learn from.
Hint 3: Pro baseball players.
Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands
The in-game hint system might give you spoilers, but it also means you have to find a bunch of non-themed words to get one. If you just want those spoilers without the hassle, you’re able to find two of them in the sections below.
Word 2: Pirate
The Answer to the NYT Playing the Field Strands
If the full answer to thispuzzle game for the whole familyis what you need, you may find it here. The section below contains the themed words and each of their locations inside the puzzle’s letter grid.
The category for today isNational League. The words are Brewer, Pirate, Dodger, Marlin, Brave, and Giant.
Today’s Strands Explained
If the answer doesn’t make much sense to you, you can find an explanation below. This expandable section will lay out how the theme for thispuzzle game that can make you smarterand the clue provided fit together.
Playing the Fieldis the perfect clue for thisStrandspuzzle because all the themed words are different professional baseball teams in the singular. This is why the Spangram for today isNational League, because all these pro teams are in the national league, the MLB.
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