Today’s NYT Strands hints are clear if you act promptly.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word-search game, invites players to engage with a twist on the classic word search. Words can be created from connecting letters in any direction, including diagonally, and can shift direction, resulting in distinctive shapes and designs. Every letter in the grid contributes to a solution. There’s consistently a theme tying every answer together, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that captures the day’s theme and extends across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By presenting an ambiguous hint and not sharing a word list, Strands offers a challenging experience that often takes longer to complete than its other games, such as Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to move forward at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Thrown together

The words pertain to speed.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly outlined

These words depict quick-paced concepts.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram runs horizontally.

NYT Strands spangram answer for today

Today’s spangram is Quick and Dirty.

NYT Strands word list for January 5

• Brisk

• Swift

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