If you’re perusing this, you’re looking for help with Strands, the New York Times’ sophisticated word-search challenge.

Strands demands that players introduce a twist to the conventional word search. Words can be created from interconnected letters in any direction, even diagonally, and can alter direction, forming distinctive shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid contributes to an answer. There is always a theme linking every solution, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme, stretching across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an ambiguous hint and omitting a word list, Strands transforms into a mentally stimulating game that requires more time to engage with compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself in a bind or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Coming of age

The words are related to a Jewish festivity.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly outlined

These words commemorate a 13-year-old.

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 BarMitzvah.

NYT Strands word list for September 7

– Barmitzvah
– Torah
– Synagogue
– Rabbi
– Lchaim
– Party
– Thirteen

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