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

Strands puts a twist on the classic word search by challenging players in a fresh way. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any direction, including diagonals, and can alter direction, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter within the grid contributes to a solution. There’s a theme linking all the answers, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that encapsulates the theme of the day, spanning the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an obscure hint and leaving out the word list, Strands delivers a thought-provoking game that requires more time to play than alternatives like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself stuck or short on time to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you need to continue at your own speed.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle should be simple, as long as you remain quiet.

NYT Strands hint for the theme of today: Mum’s the word

The words pertain to levels of noise.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clarified

These terms express methods of maintaining silence.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

The spangram for today is Pipe Down.

NYT Strands word list for September 27

– Quiet
– Inaudible
– Hushed
– Pipe Down
– Muted
– Noiseless
– Silent

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