Every clue, hint, and answer you need to solve today’s NYT Strands puzzle.
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easier if you take pride in your appearance. Strands, the New York Times’ elevated word-search game, challenges players with a twist on the classic word search. You can form words from linked letters—up, down, left, right, or diagonal—and they can also change direction, creating quirky shapes and patterns. Each letter in the grid is part of an answer. The solutions are linked by a theme, along with the “spangram,” which is a special word or phrase that sums up the day’s theme, spanning the grid horizontally or vertically.
By offering opaque hints without a word list, Strands becomes a brain-teasing game that may take longer to solve than other games like Wordle and Connections. If you’re stuck or short on time, these NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle can help you progress.
NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Get ready!
The words relate to appearance.
Today’s NYT Strands theme explained:
These words describe grooming.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?
The spangram is vertical.
NYT Strands spangram answer today:
Today’s spangram is “In the Mirror”
NYT Strands word list for April 12:
– Comb
– Primp
– Beautify
– In the Mirror
– Brush
– Preen
– Groom
– Style
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