本文介绍了《纽约时报》推出的文字游戏Strands。该游戏在经典单词搜索的基础上有所创新，玩家需要通过连接字母来组成单词，单词可以改变方向，形成独特的形状。Strands包含一个主题，所有答案都与该主题相关，还有一个“spangram”词或短语，总结了当天的主题，横向或纵向跨越整个网格。文章提供了游戏提示，帮助玩家更好地理解游戏规则和找到答案，并推荐了其他在线游戏资源。

🔍 Strands游戏的核心玩法是连接字母组成单词，这些单词可以上下左右或对角线连接，甚至可以改变方向。

💡 游戏的核心在于主题和“spangram”。每个谜题都有一个主题，所有答案都与该主题相关联。“spangram”是一个词或短语，总结了当天的主题，并横向或纵向跨越整个网格。

🤔 与Wordle和Connections等游戏相比，Strands的解谜过程需要更长的时间，因为它提供了模糊的提示，并且没有提供单词列表，增加了游戏的挑战性。

📚 本文提供了4月24日Strands游戏的提示，主题是“粗糙的材料”，spangram是“RoughStuff”，答案包括Sackcloth、Sandpaper、Bark、Loofah、Pumice和Rope。

🕹️ 文章还推荐了Mashable的Games页面，提供了其他每日在线游戏，如麻将、数独和免费填字游戏，以及前一天的Strands答案。

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: Coarse material

The words hurt your hands.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are known for being rough to handle.

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 RoughStuff.

NYT Strands word list for April 24

Sackcloth

Sandpaper

RoughStuff

Bark

Loofah

Pumice

Rope

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