Today’s hints for NYT Strands are clear if you’re hard to pin down.

Strands, the New York Times‘ sophisticated word-search challenge, puts players to the test with a novel approach to the classic word search. Players can form words by connecting letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and they have the freedom to shift directions, resulting in distinctive shapes and designs. Each letter within the grid contributes to an answer. There is a unifying theme linking all of the solutions, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and stretches across the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By presenting a vague hint and leaving out the word list, Strands offers a puzzling experience that takes more time to complete than games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re having difficulty or lack the 10 or more minutes required to tackle today’s puzzle, we’ve compiled all the NYT Strands hints for today’s challenge to assist you in advancing at your own speed.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Subtly hard to grasp

The terms pertain to visibility.

Today’s NYT Strands theme distinctly defined

These words signify indistinctness.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram runs vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

The spangram for today is Barely There.

NYT Strands word list for November 14

• Nebulous

• Faint

• <p