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 today's Wordle puzzle has left you lost for words, fret not—even the game's inventor regularly finds it a challenge. "[My partner] and I play it on the couch together each morning," New York-based software engineer Josh Wardle told Newsweek in January 2022.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. Today's NYT Mini Crossword wasn't too tough,

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

NYT Mini Crossword for January 7 is now officially out. Each day, players receive a 5×5 grid for word-guessing and placing it accurately. Compared to a longer crossword, this one is easier, quicker, and can be solved within minutes.