If you’re looking at this, you’re in need of help with Strands, the New York Times‘ advanced word-search challenge.
Strands presents players with a distinctive variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjoining letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can shift directions, forming unexpected patterns. Each letter in the grid is part of a solution. There is always a theme linking each answer, alongside the “spangram,” a significant word or phrase that encapsulates the day’s theme and stretches across the grid horizontally or vertically.
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By offering a vague clue and omitting a word list, Strands generates a mentally stimulating experience that takes longer to complete than other games like Wordle and Connections.
If you’re struggling or lack the time to solve today’s puzzle in 10 minutes or more, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your desired pace.
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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: We have a victor!
The words are related to contests.
Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly elaborated
These words pertain to types of raffles.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is oriented vertically.
NYT Strands spangram answer for today
Today’s spangram is Lucky Break.