Need help with today's NYT Strand puzzle? Today's puzzle theme "Say something" is very easy to decipher, but the answer itself is quite difficult

Below we have compiled not only the answer, but also some helpful hints for Strand #124 We will start with the hints and then lead you to the full answer to Strand #124

WARNING: There are spoilers for Strands #124

The official theme for NYT Strands #124 is "Say something"

And here's an unofficial tip from me: "Communicate clearly"

If you're still in the dark, here are a couple of valuable hints:

Still struggling? Spangram gives us a hint on conjunctions Today it starts with "A" and ends with "N"

Scroll down to see what it is

ARTICULATION

Now, what's the answer to today's strand?

Drumroll, please

Spangram is ARTICULATION

Strands #124

"Say something"

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Hello Strands fans! Today's puzzle was very tricky for me Maybe it's because I'm writing this in a bar at the train station, but I found myself reaching for a clue after solving 4 puzzles

The theme of "Say something" indicated that the puzzle was about communication, and when "TALK" in the upper left corner came up right away, I thought I could solve it easily The "SIGN" to its right confirmed that I was on the right track, as did the "SPEAK" directly below it

Turning to the bottom of the board, I found TELL spelled backwards in the lower right corner But with four very short words on the board, I still had no idea about spangrams Probably "explain," "explain," and "expand," but none of them are possible

After spinning for a while, I broke down and received a clue UTTER in the upper right corner, which finally gave me the spangram: ARTICULATION!

Two words remained The incorrect 'X' was for EXPRESS, spelled backwards from bottom to left DECLARE bottom right to end the puzzle

Well, this was quite a tricky problem I would like to know if it was just me or if others found it trickier than the recent Strand games

Are you reading this late in the day? The full article on Strand's solution to yesterday's game #123 can be found here