While is not quite as popular as other New York Times puzzle games, such as, it is just as complex and can be a great way to exercise your brain if you can solve it. While it has the foundational appearance of a simple 6x8 word search game, goes one step further, allowing even more creative ways to combine letters.
With a new puzzle to solve every 24 hours, pushes players to test their skills in a concise window. There are eight words to find in each daily puzzle, and while you are given some initial guidance in the form of a theme, it is usually vague and can often make the puzzle even harder to solve without a proper strategy.
Rather than leaving you with nowhere to begin, will provide one hint to kick things off, which is the daily theme. Though intended to be helpful, it typically has the opposite effect since it is often a broad term.
While it is an excellent place to start, it can also create tunnel vision and cause players to overthink the words they're looking for. The best way to approach a theme is to consider what it could mean and quickly scan the puzzle. If nothing immediately jumps out at you, don't dwell on it; move on.
While only eight words can officially complete the puzzle, there are plenty more to be found. Since you can't be sure which words are one of the eight final ones anyway, it's always best to try to find anything you can. Not only does it increase the odds of solving the puzzle, but luckily, rewards players for finding any word that is four letters or more. After three non-puzzle words have been found, you will receive a hint.
Don't forget that you can also find extra words from letters already part of a solved word. So, if you desperately need a hint, search the entire puzzle for words, regardless of what has been solved already.
As stated, players will receive hints after finding three non-puzzle words that will reveal all letters that makeup one of the eight-word solutions. Unfortunately, it will not tell you how to connect them
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