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

Strands features a distinctive twist on the conventional word search. Words can be constructed from adjacent letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can switch directions, forming peculiar shapes. Every letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There is a theme uniting all solutions, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and spans the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By offering an ambiguous hint and not supplying a word list, Strands poses a demanding game that requires more time to complete compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re having difficulty or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to move forward at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Labor intensive
The words pertain to work.

Today’s NYT Strands theme succinctly clarified
These words refer to household chores.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today
Today’s spangram is What a Chore.

NYT Strands word list for August 15
– Vacuuming
– Garbage
– What a Chore
– Laundry
– Dishes
– Groceries

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