If you’re looking at this, you’re in need of some help with Strands, the New York Times‘ refined word-search game.

Strands presents players with a variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjoining letters — upwards, downwards, sideways, or diagonally, and they can shift direction, forming distinctive shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. A theme always connects each answer, 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 an ambiguous hint and omitting a word list, Strands offers a challenging game that may take a bit longer to complete compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re having trouble or don’t have 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in moving forward at your own speed.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Fowl business

The words relate to animals.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly defined

These words are related to hunted creatures.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is arranged horizontally.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Game Birds