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 NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.

Following the widespread success of Wordle—a game that captured the hearts of millions and was subsequently acquired by the New York Times in early 2022—the newspaper introduced a new puzzle, Connections,