StrandsNew York TimesLooking for Wednesdays Strands hints, spangram and answers? You can find them here:Well, I almost sat down to write about how even after finishing this puzzle, I still didnt get it, but now that I divorced myself from thinking it was about sports, I understand it now.How To Play StrandsThe New York Times Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. Its in beta for now, which means itll only stick around if enough people play it every day.Theres a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and youll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.Youll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links two opposite sides of the board. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.Be warned: Youll need to be on your toes.Some themes are fill-in-the-blank phrases. They may also be steps in a process, items that all belong to the same category, synonyms or homophones, The New York Times notes. Just as she varies the difficulty of Wordle puzzles within a week, [Wordle and Strands editor Tracy]What Is Todays Strands Hint?Here is the NYT hint, which is pretty long today, and then I will rule something important out with my clue after that.What goes around comes aroundMine is:Not B-BallThat should get you started.What Are Todays Strands Answers?The spangram is below and the rest of the answers will branch off from that after that.NICECOMEBACKAnd where you find it:StrandsNYTAnswer are:REBOUNDBOUNCERICOCHETBOOMERANGRETURNStrandsNYTOkay so, I dont think Im crazy to see the words bounce, rebound and return and think that the theme here was basketball. But I was looking for shoot and dribble score and none of that was there. But then I figure out its a more obscure idea, words that talk about something coming back to you, or at least, deflecting off of you, which does make sense now.Follow me , and .Pick up my sci-fi novels the and