Hints and Solutions for NYT Strands – May 12

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game. Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. 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.

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By providing an opaque hint and not offering the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes longer to play than others like Wordle and Connections. If you're feeling stuck or just don’t have 10 or more minutes to figure out today’s puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: A little respect. The words are perception-related.

        <h2>Today’s NYT Strands Theme Explained:</h2>

        <p>These words describe opinions about someone.</p>

        <h2>NYT Strands Spangram Hint:</h2>

        <p>Is it vertical or horizontal? Today's spangram is horizontal.</p>

        <h2>NYT Strands Spangram Answer for Today:</h2>

        <p>Today's spangram is Street Cred.</p>

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        <h2>NYT Strands Word List for May 12:</h2>

        <ul>
            <li>Stature</li>
            <li>Character</li>
            <li>Street Cred</li>
            <li>Reputation</li>
            <li>Standing</li>
        </ul>

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