If you’ve arrived here, you are in search of some assistance with Strands, the New York Times‘ advanced word-search game.

Strands presents players with a variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any orientation — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, and they can shift direction, forming distinct shapes and designs. Every letter in the grid contributes to an answer. A theme links all answers, including the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that represents the day’s theme and stretches across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By supplying an obscure clue and omitting a word list, Strands establishes a challenging experience that tends to take longer than others, such as Wordle and Connections.

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

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: We beg to differ

The terms are antonyms.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly clarified

These terms express contradictions.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Opposites Attract.