If you’re going through this, you’re in search of help with Strands, the New York Times’ intricate word-search challenge.

Strands presents players with a twist on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters — upwards, downwards, sideways, or diagonally, and they can shift direction, forming distinct shapes and patterns. Every letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There’s consistently a theme connecting all solutions, as well as the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and extends across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an ambiguous clue and omitting a word list, Strands offers a mind-bending experience that tends to take longer to complete compared to games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself at a standstill or can’t dedicate 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have gathered all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Inch by inch, row by row

The words are related to plants.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly described

These words represent items necessary for cultivating plants.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is oriented vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Vegetable Garden.

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