Today's Strands puzzle is a challenging one, and even some long-time players of this word-search game might be looking for a helping hand.

If you like word puzzle games, you can find a nice challenge in the daily word search called New York Times Games Strands.

The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR,

It's time to ponder over another New York Times Connections to try and fit all sixteen words into the right categories before running out of tries.