Today’s hints for NYT Strands are simple if you’re perceptive.

Strands, the advanced word-search game from the New York Times, presents a challenge with a twist on the classic word search format. Words can be created from letters that are connected — going up, down, sideways, diagonally, and they can shift directions, forming distinct shapes and designs. Every letter in the grid contributes to an answer. Each puzzle features a theme that ties together all the solutions, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and spans the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague hint without a word list, Strands offers a challenging experience that generally takes more time compared to others like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself puzzled or lacking 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s challenge, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your own speed.

Today’s NYT Strands hint regarding the theme: I just know…

The words pertain to intuition.

Explanation of today’s NYT Strands theme

These words characterize supernatural powers.

Hint for today’s NYT Strands spangram: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is positioned vertically.

Today’s NYT Strands spangram answer

The spangram for today is Sixth Sense.

NYT Strands word list for January 4

• Medium

• Oracle

• Clairvoyant

• Sixth Sense

• Psychic

• Telepath

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