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

Strands offers players a distinctive variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from interconnected letters in every direction, including diagonally, and can shift direction, forming unusual shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. Each answer is linked by a common theme, together with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and traverses the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an ambiguous hint and leaving out the word list, Strands establishes a challenging experience that requires more time to finish than other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself unable to solve today’s puzzle or lack 10 or more minutes to complete it, we provide all the NYT Strands hints for today’s challenge to assist you in advancing at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Tech accessories

The words pertain to technology.

Today’s NYT Strands theme succinctly defined

These words involve iPad accessories.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Tablet.