The Strands puzzle, featured on the NYT Games platform, refreshes every 24 hours and presents players with a themed word search challenge. What makes it stand out is the inclusion of a “spangram” — a word or phrase that captures the puzzle’s central theme and spans the grid from one side to the other.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.