Today's spangram answer on Saturday, May 17, 2025, is BASKETBALL. Angelina Jolie, the godmother of the Trophée Chopard Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, made a stunning debut on the red carpet. See photos.

With new puzzles each day, Strands continues to grow its dedicated user base, proving there's still plenty of room for innovation in the word game genre.

New York Times introduced Strands, a word puzzle game. It joins other popular games like Wordle. Strands presents a new theme daily. Players must find hidden words on a grid. A special Spangram stretches across the board.