If you’re perusing this, you’re in search of some help with Strands, the New York Times’ innovative word-search game.

Strands features a distinct twist on the classic word search. Words can be constructed from adjacent letters in any direction, including diagonally, and can shift directions, producing unconventional shapes and patterns. Every letter in the matrix is part of an answer. There is always a theme that links each solution, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that encapsulates the daily theme and stretches across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague hint and refraining from offering a word list, Strands delivers a mind-boggling challenge that takes more time to play compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself at an impasse or lack 10 minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Paint me a picture

The words pertain to art.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply clarified

These terms are items that artists depict.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Still Life.

NYT Strands word list for August 6

– Jewelry
– Pitcher
– Fruit
– Still Life
– Guitar
– Book
– Sunflowers

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