Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If today's Wordle puzzle has left you lost for words, fret not—even the game's inventor regularly finds it a challenge. "[My partner] and I play it on the couch together each morning," New York-based software engineer Josh Wardle told Newsweek in January 2022.

NYT Strands for January 8 is now available to solve on the outlet’s website and application. Every day, players are provided with a six-by-eight grid and they first have to crack its central theme. Upon getting it right,

As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed.

Looking for help with today's New York Times Wordle? Here are hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today's Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. It may be two words. The spangram highlights in yellow when found. An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR,

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.