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Todays NYT Strands puzzle might leave you longing for a summer weekend away. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. 

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Outsiders

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Off to the mountains.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

• BACK, COOL, CART, PACK, SALE, RILE, POEM, CARE, RACE, TRASH, GATE, LATE, LATER, GALE, TIME, RAGE, CAMP

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you’ve got all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

• TENT, GRILL, COOLER, LANTERN, THERMOS, BACKPACK

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is CAMPINGGEAR. To find it, start with the C that’s two rows to the right and five letters down, and wind all around — kind of in the shape of a mountain.

Ultrahuman, Oura Ring’s competitor in the growing world of smart rings, soon plans to fulfill all orders at its Plano, Texas facility, UltraFactory. Ultrahuman also plans to scale production to 500,000 smart rings annually. The facility is in partnership with SVtronics and has been operating since November 2024.  

Read more: I Put 3 Popular Smart Rings to the Test to Find Which is the Best

«With expansion plans underway, the facility aims to serve 100% of US demand for the Ring Air and will soon scale its production to more than half a million units annually,» the company said in a statement. No date was given for the change.

President Donald Trump’s administration is imposing tariffs on imported goods from other countries, so the Texas-made products would not face such tariffs.

The Ultrahuman Ring Air first came out in June 2023, and the company teamed up with Verizon to be the first carrier to sell a smart ring. The light ring, which costs $349, is available for iOS and Android and uses sensors to track sleep, recovery, stress levels, caffeine intake, calories burned, steps and women’s health issues, including ovulation. 

CNET chose the Ultrahuman Ring Air as the best smart ring for fitness enthusiasts, while also noting that the ring is thicker than competitors, and its app interface could be better designed.

If you’re eyeing the super-thin Galaxy S25 Edge but are anxious about bending your screen, Samsung says not to worry. The company is teaming up with Corning to incorporate a new glass ceramic display, called Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, into the upcoming device, the companies said Thursday. 

Samsung is gearing up to unveil the Galaxy S25 Edge, a thinner version of its current flagship lineup, on Monday during a virtual Unpacked event. It first teased the S25 Edge in January, and so far has only shown models of the phone at events, including the Galaxy Unpacked event in January and Mobile World Congress in March (observers could only look, not touch). 

Details on the upcoming phone have been slim, though there have been plenty of rumors on everything from the cameras to battery life to storage. But on Wednesday, Samsung confirmed the phone will have a 200-megapixel wide camera. And now, it’s sharing details about the display. 

«Combining Corning’s advanced glass technology with Samsung’s proprietary processing and reinforcement technologies, the Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 cover on the Galaxy S25 Edge delivers a sleek yet strong design on Samsung’s slimmest S series device yet,» Samsung said in a statement. 

Samsung’s virtual Unpacked event will take place on Monday, May 12, at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). It will be livestreamed on Samsung’s YouTube channel, Samsung.com and the Samsung Newsroom. CNET will cover the launch, so be sure to follow along. 

Customers who preorder the Galaxy S25 Edge can get a $50 Samsung credit to use toward the device.

For more details, check out our article on what to expect from the Galaxy S25 Edge reveal.