If you are perusing this, you are in search of help with Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search game.

Strands presents players with a distinctive variation on the classic word search. Words can be constructed from adjoining letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can switch direction, forming interesting shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to an answer. A theme always connects the solutions, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and stretches across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a cryptic hint and leaving out the word list, Strands offers a challenging experience that requires more time than other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re facing difficulties or don’t have 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your chosen pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Hue are my sunshine

The words pertain to colors.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply clarified

These words are vibrant hues.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Chasing Rainbows

NYT Strands word list for June 29

• Orange

• Indigo

• Yellow

• Chasing Rainbows

• Blue

• Green

• Violet

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