In January 2022, The New York Times acquired Wordle for an undisclosed seven-figure fee. The game challenges players to guess a five-letter word within six attempts, providing feedback after each guess through colored tiles that indicate correct letters and their positions.

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

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.