本文介绍了纽约时报推出的文字解谜游戏Strands的玩法和技巧。Strands不同于传统的单词搜索游戏，玩家需要寻找由链接字母组成的单词，这些单词可以改变方向，形成独特的形状。游戏包含一个主题，所有答案都与主题相关，还有一个“spangram”词或短语总结了当天的的主题，横向或纵向跨越整个网格。文章提供了关于游戏主题和“spangram”的线索，以及完整的单词列表，帮助玩家更好地理解和享受这款益智游戏。

🚩Strands游戏的核心在于其独特的单词搜索方式。玩家需要在网格中找到由链接字母组成的单词，这些单词可以沿上下左右或对角线方向连接，甚至可以改变方向，创造出各种形状和图案。

💡游戏的核心在于主题和“spangram”。每个谜题都有一个主题，所有答案都与主题相关。此外，还有一个“spangram”，它是一个总结当天主题的词或短语，横向或纵向贯穿整个网格。

🧩文章还提供了针对6月14日Strands游戏的具体线索和答案。主题是爱国主义相关，单词与旗帜有关，“spangram”是垂直方向的“Flag Symbol”。文章还提供了完整的单词列表，包括Star, Stripe, Moon, Triangle, Flag Symbol, Crown, Shield, Cross。

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: It's a banner day

The words are patriotism-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are things found on banners.

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 Flag Symbol

NYT Strands word list for June 14

Star

Stripe

Moon

Triangle

Flag Symbol

Crown

Shield

Cross

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