Daily Strands guide with theme hints, gameplay tips, and today’s clue breakdown to help you solve the NYT word-find puzzle!

Joining puzzle fans' morning rotations of the crossword, Wordle, and Connections is Strands, the New York Times' latest puzzle. Available to play online, Strands initially looks like a word search.

Don't worry if the summer heat's stolen all of your word-finding puzzle powers—we know the feeling and we can help you do something about it. Keep it simple and avoid any further brain-melting stress ...