If you like mental challenges, the NYT Strands clues for today are simple.
Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search game, offers a twist on the conventional word search. Words are created from adjacent letters — upward, downward, sideways, or diagonal, and may shift direction, forming distinctive shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. A theme ties all solutions together, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase representing the day’s theme that spans the grid horizontally or vertically.
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Strands delivers a thought-provoking experience by providing a vague hint and excluding the word list, rendering it more labor-intensive than other games such as Wordle and Connections.
If you find yourself struggling or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own pace.
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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Aesop’s animals
The words are connected to this puzzle.
Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly defined
These words pertain to word and number games.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram answer for today
Today’s spangram is Crossword.
NYT Strands word list for November 12
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