Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a good writer. Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word sear

Overview: Group words by physical shape, focusing on straight, narrow, stick-like objects.It reinforces the theme with a clever phrase that ties in with daily c

Strands is released at midnight in your time zone. To accommodate players around the world, we publish two Strands Sidekicks each day, based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong Sidekick, check your puzzle’s number, and go to this page to find its corresponding Sidekick post.

You can find the Strands game on the New York Times website and in the NYT Games app.