The New York Times introduced their first crossword puzzle in 1942 and have since added various popular games, peaking with Wordle in 2022. Their latest game, NYT Strands, debuted in 2024 and challenges players daily by uncovering theme-related words such as December 28's 'Just the Essentials' theme with Spangram 'Aromatherapy'.

There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list,

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 for you here.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox