If you’re viewing this, you’re searching for help with Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search challenge.
Strands puts players to the test with a distinctive spin on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjoining letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can shift direction, resulting in unique forms. Every character in the grid contributes to a solution. A common theme links all solutions, along with the “spangram,” a special term or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and spans the grid either horizontally or vertically.
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By providing a vague clue and leaving out the word list, Strands creates a mind-bending game that requires more time to complete compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re at a standstill or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your own rate.
Wordle today: Solution, hints for June 28
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, solutions for June 28
NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: … not provided
The words are related to power.
Today’s NYT Strands theme explained simply
These words refer to items powered by batteries.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
This day’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.
NYT Strands spangram answer for today
The spangram for today is Batteries Required