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

Here's today's Strands answers and hints. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Strands, every day.

If you’re looking for hints and answers for Tuesday, January 20, 2026 with the theme “Sneak-ing around,” read on.

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a sneakerhead.

Press the Shift key five times in succession -- Turns on Sticky keys, which change how shortcuts work so you don't have to press and hold multiple keys to trigger them. For example, under Sticky Keys, ...