By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help and hints for you here.

NYT Strands is among the latest additions to The New York Times’ growing Games portfolio, joining popular titles like Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections. The game is a letter-linking puzzle played on a six-by-eight grid,