Here are the hints, nudges, and outright answers needed to complete today’s NYT Strands puzzle.
Strands, the New York Times’ unique word-search game, requires players to create words using linked letters in any direction, with words potentially changing direction. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution, connected by a theme and featuring a “spangram” – a special word or phrase spanning the grid. For assistance with today’s puzzle, consider these hints:
Today’s NYT Strands hint for the theme: The ayes have it! The words relate to letters. The spangram is vertical, and the phrase is “Eye Openers.”
Word list for today:
– Iota
– Idolize
– Icon
– Eye Openers
– Ivory
– Icicle
– Island
– Ironic
For more gaming content and puzzles, visit Mashable’s Games page. If you missed it, find yesterday’s Strands solution [here](https://mashable.com/article/strands-nyt-hint-april-26-2026).