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

Strands presents players with a variation on the classic word search. Words can be constructed from linked letters in any direction, including diagonally, and may alter direction, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There exists a theme uniting all responses, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and stretches across the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague hint without a word list, Strands delivers a more demanding experience compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself at a standstill or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to aid you in advancing at your preferred speed.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle should be simple if you’ve put in the effort.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: On the syllabus

The terms are associated with higher education.

Today’s NYT Strands theme explicitly defined

These terms illustrate what a college student might engage in.

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 College Course.

NYT Strands word list for September 23

– Exam
– Reading
– Lecture
– College Course
– Paper
– Quiz
– Homework

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