If you find yourself here, it’s because you’re looking for help with Strands, the New York Times‘ advanced word-search game.

Strands puts a spin on the classic word search, challenging players to form words using adjacent letters — whether moving up, down, sideways, or diagonally, with the ability to switch directions, resulting in distinct shapes and designs. Every letter within the grid contributes to an answer. A theme ties all the solutions together, as well as the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that represents the day’s theme and stretches across the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague hint and omitting a word list, Strands offers a demanding game that takes a longer time to complete compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re having difficulty or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to help you advance at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Better than good

The words are superb.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply laid out

These words characterize extraordinary things.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is arranged vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is They’re Great.