If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times ' elevated word-search game.

Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help and hints for you here.

Strands puzzle from The New York Times (NYT) follows the theme “This is for the Birds.” The game challenges players to find themed words and a special spangram. The spangram is “NESTING MATERIAL,” and all other words relate to materials birds use to build nests.