There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list,

Today's spangram answer on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, is PETSUPPLIES. U.S. News and World Report scored 150 American cities on their happiness, affordability, taxes, and healthcare. Here are the best places to retire.

Today’s NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Monday, November 18 are coming right up. The New York Times’ Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It’s available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides on Forbes Games ).