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.

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.

By New York Times Games. July 8, 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET. Hello, fellow word lovers. Welcome to Strands Sidekick. Our goal here is to help you solve each day’s puzzle.

Today's spangram answer on Thursday, July 10, 2025, is SLEEPYHEAD. Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.

Here’s what the board looks like when the puzzle is solved: Let’s look for party words. You can find the Strands game on the New York Times website and in the NYT Games app. When you start playing, you’ll see a game board with an assortment of ...