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

Strands features a variation of the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any orientation, and they can shift direction, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There is always a theme that ties together each answer, along with 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 hint and omitting a word list, Strands offers a demanding game that takes more time to complete compared to other games such as Wordle and Connections.

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

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Spitting image

The words are related to twins.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply detailed

These terms refer to duplicates.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is in a horizontal layout.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram reads Copy That.

NYT Strands word list for August 12

– Lookalike
– Duplicate
– Copy That
– Replica
– Facsimile
– Double

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