Strands是纽约时报推出的一款新颖的文字游戏，它在经典找词游戏的基础上进行了创新。玩家需要连接上下左右或对角线的字母来组成单词，且单词的连接方向可以改变，形成独特的形状。游戏网格中的每个字母都必须被使用，所有单词都围绕一个主题，并包含一个贯穿整个网格的“spangram”词或短语，概括了当天的核心主题。游戏不提供单词列表，而是通过含糊的提示来增加挑战性，使得游戏过程比Wordle等游戏更具思考性。当玩家遇到困难或时间有限时，可以获得当日Strands谜题的提示，以按自己的节奏进行游戏。

⭐ Strands游戏的核心玩法在于连接字母组成单词，与传统找词游戏不同的是，字母连接可以包含上下左右或对角线，并且单词的走向可以改变方向，形成更复杂的图案。

🌟 游戏的所有字母都必须在最终的答案中被使用，并且所有找到的单词都围绕一个统一的主题。此外，还有一个特殊的“spangram”，它是一个贯穿整个网格（水平或垂直）的词或短语，用以总结当天的游戏主题。

💡 Strands游戏的设计特点是提供不明确的提示，并且不直接给出单词列表，这增加了游戏的难度和趣味性，玩家需要更多地动脑筋去思考和推测，游戏时长也相应增加。

🗓️ 游戏提供每日提示，帮助玩家解决卡顿问题，例如当天的提示是“Step to it!”，并且单词与学校相关，具体主题解释为与学习编舞相关。当天的spangram是“Dance Class”，贯穿整个网格。

📚 游戏提供当日的单词列表，包括Teacher, Recital, Costume, Dance Class, Choreography, Music等，这些单词都与“Dance Class”这一主题相关联。

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: Step to it!

The words are school-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are associated with learning choreography.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Dance Class.

NYT Strands word list for July 25

Teacher

Recital

Costume

Dance Class

Choreography

Music

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