If this is in your possession, you are in search of help with Strands, the advanced word-search game from the New York Times.

Strands offers players a spin on the classic word search. Words may be created from adjacent letters in any direction, and they can alter their course, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There is always a common theme connecting all answers, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and extends across the grid either horizontally or vertically.

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By providing a vague hint and omitting a word list, Strands delivers a mind-bending challenge that requires more time to complete than games such as Wordle and Connections.

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

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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Go with the flow

The words pertain to the environment.

Today’s NYT Strands theme explained in simple terms

These words represent various types of water bodies.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is positioned vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Bodies of Water.

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NYT Strands word list for August 27

– Pond
– Harbor
– Ocean
– Bodies of Water
– Lake
– Lagoon
– Swamp
– Bayou

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