The hints for today’s NYT Strands are simple if you trust in magic.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search challenge, engages players with a different take on the classic word search. Words can be constructed from adjacent letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can shift direction, forming distinct shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid is included in an answer. There is always a theme linking each answer, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and traverses the full grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a cryptic hint and not sharing a word list, Strands offers a puzzle that demands more time to finish compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re facing difficulties or lack 10 minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you’ll need to continue at your own speed.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Witch way?

The words pertain to magic.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly outlined

These terms refer to the supernatural.

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 Wizardry.

NYT Strands word list for October 27

• Potion

• Amulet

• Cauldron

• Wizardry

• Wand

• Charm

• Incantation

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