Strands是纽约时报推出的一款创新的词汇搜索游戏，它在经典模式的基础上增加了难度，允许字母连接方向不限，甚至可以改变方向，形成各种奇特的形状。游戏要求网格中的每个字母都必须构成一个答案词，所有答案词都围绕一个共同的主题，并存在一个贯穿整个网格的“spangram”来概括主题。与Wordle等游戏不同，Strands提供模糊的提示且不直接给出单词列表，旨在提供更具挑战性的游戏体验，玩家可能需要10分钟以上才能完成。文章还提供了当日游戏的具体提示和答案，例如主题与“庆祝活动”相关，单词为“Shindig”、“Hoedown”等，spangram为“Parties”。

⭐ Strands游戏的核心玩法是将字母连接成单词，但与传统词汇搜索不同，字母可以上下左右或对角线连接，并且可以改变方向，形成不规则的形状，增加了游戏的复杂性和趣味性。

💡 游戏强调“全覆盖”原则，即网格中的每一个字母都必须是某个答案词的一部分，所有答案词都围绕一个共同的主题展开，并且存在一个贯穿整个网格的“spangram”（可能是水平或垂直方向）来概括这一主题。

🧠 Strands游戏通过提供模糊的提示而非直接列出单词，并且不提供单词列表，旨在创造一个更具挑战性的解谜体验，使得游戏过程比Wordle或Connections等游戏更耗时，更能锻炼玩家的思维能力。

🎉 文章提供了具体一天的游戏线索，例如当日主题与“庆祝活动”相关，单词列表包括“Shindig”、“Hoedown”、“Luau”、“Parties”、“Blowout”、“Jamboree”、“Wingding”，而spangram是“Parties”。

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: A rip-roaring good time

The words are celebration-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are types of fun gatherings.

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 Parties.

NYT Strands word list for August 10

Shindig

Hoedown

Luau

Parties

Blowout

Jamboree

Wingding

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