Joining puzzle fans' morning rotations of the crossword, Wordle, and Connections is Strands, the New York Times' latest puzzle. Available to play online, Strands initially looks like a word search.

The New York Times Games team discusses its creative process. By Elie Levine As of June 26, Strands has been officially added to the New York Times Games portfolio. Attention all Connections fiends, ...

This New York Times online game is like a word find game, but without the list of words to find. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever ...

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Green letters mean that the letter is in the right spot. Yellow means the letter is in the final word, but not in the right spot. You can continue to guess until you get the word. You have six tries ...