Today’s hints for NYT Strands are simple if you like a fast meal.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search game, presents a challenge to players with a variation of the conventional word search. Words can be crafted from adjacent letters — vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, and they can alter direction, forming distinctive shapes and designs. Every letter in the grid contributes to an answer. A theme connects each solution, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and fills the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an ambiguous hint and omitting the word list, Strands crafts a challenging game that requires a bit more time to complete than other games, such as Wordle and Connections.

If you’re finding it difficult or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have 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: It’s time to cool down

The words revolve around coolness.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly elucidated

These words represent chilled snacks.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

The spangram for today’s NYT Strands is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

The spangram for today is Frozen Food.

NYT Strands word list for January 13

• Vegetables