If a Granny Smith is your preference, the NYT Strands hints for today are straightforward.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search challenge, invites participants to reinvent the classic word search. Words can emerge from adjacent letters in any orientation, including upward, downward, sideways, and diagonally, and may alter direction, forming distinctive shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. A central theme ties together all responses, 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 providing a vague hint and leaving out the word list, Strands forms a challenging game that often requires more time to complete than alternatives like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or pressed for time, we offer all the NYT Strands hints required to tackle today’s puzzle at your own leisure.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Ready for the harvest

The terms relate to fruit.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly articulated

These terms illustrate items that can be created using fruit.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

This day’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

Today’s NYT Strands spangram solution

The spangram for today is Apples.

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