If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game. By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections. If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace. The hint for the theme is that each of these words are great in the summertime. The answers are related to pool parties. Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal. Today's spangram is PoolParty. Noodles Floats PoolParty Drinks Towels Music Sunscreen Looking for other daily online games? Find one you might like – or hints for another game you're already playing – on Mashable's Games page. TopicsStrandsNYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Splashy event
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