If you’re viewing this, you’re looking for help with Strands, the New York Times‘ advanced word-search challenge.

Strands puts a spin on the classic word search, where words can be created from adjacent letters — upwards, downwards, sideways, diagonally, and can shift direction, forming distinct shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There’s consistently a theme linking each response, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme, running the full length of the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a cryptic hint and omitting the word list, Strands fosters a more complex gameplay experience that may require more time than its other offerings, such as Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself in a bind or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s challenge, we have all the NYT Strands clues for the day’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own speed.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Kings of swing and bebop

The terms are related to music.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply clarified

These terms refer to well-known musicians.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

This day’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

This day’s spangram is Jazz Cats.