Strands is a challenging new daily puzzle from the New York Times, testing your word search skills with a twist. Similar to Wordle and Connections, Strands can be tricky to solve some days, but there’s no shame in needing a little help. If you’re stuck on today’s puzzle, check out the solved puzzle for the answers. To play Strands, find the theme words hidden in the grid by manipulating letters to create words. Non-theme words also provide hints, with every three revealing a letter from a theme word. The goal is to uncover all theme words without using too many hints. Each puzzle includes a spangram, a special word describing the theme, highlighted in yellow when found. Today’s theme is “Not just black and white,” with the spangram being GREYSCALE. Happy puzzling!