本文介绍了纽约时报的文字游戏Strands，这是一款独特的单词搜索游戏。与传统单词搜索不同，Strands允许单词在网格中以各种方向连接，并有一个主题贯穿所有答案。文章提供了关于游戏玩法、主题提示和spangram（总结主题的特殊词或短语）的信息，帮助玩家更好地理解和解决谜题。此外，文章还提供了今日Strands的答案和关键词，以及其他在线游戏的链接。

🧩Strands是一款基于单词搜索的游戏，但玩法有所不同。玩家需要在网格中找到单词，这些单词可以以各种方向连接，包括上下、左右、对角线，甚至可以改变方向。

💡每个Strands谜题都有一个主题，所有答案都与该主题相关。此外，还有一个“spangram”，它是一个特殊的单词或短语，总结了当天的主题，并且跨越整个网格。

🤔文章提供了今日Strands的提示，包括主题提示“What a softie!”，以及spangram的提示“Is it vertical or horizontal?”。今天的spangram是“GetFuzzy”。

🕹️文章还提供了今日Strands的单词列表，包括Slippers, Duckling, GetFuzzy, Caterpillar, Peach, 和Chenille。文章还提供了其他在线游戏的链接，例如Mahjong和Sudoku。

If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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 preferrined pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: What a softie!

The words have a small amount of fuzz.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are known for being soft to the touch.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is GetFuzzy.

NYT Strands word list for April 23

Slippers

Duckling

GetFuzzy

Caterpillar

Peach

Chenille

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