Strands is released at midnight in your time zone. To accommodate players around the world, we publish two Strands Sidekicks each day, based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong Sidekick, check your puzzle’s number, and go to this page to find its corresponding Sidekick post.

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

Yep, that’s the spangram: SUMMERCAMP. 🟡 You can find the Strands game on the New York Times website and in the NYT Games app. When you start playing, you’ll see a game board with an assortment of letters, flanked by a clue that gives a hint at the ...