Look out, Wordle and Connections , here comes Strands. Like those two games, Strands is a New York Times online word game. Right now, Strands is only in beta, so it doesn't yet show up in The New York Times' Games app.

You need to go directly to the game . And because it's in beta, meaning it's still being tested, it might be improved before it's fully released. I go into depth into the rules for Strands in this story .

Honestly, Strands reminds me of those old-fashioned Word Find books they used to sell in every grocery-store checkout lane. You've given a grid of letters, but no list of words. That's what makes the game fun -- and frustrating.

And if you're reading this, you probably need some help with today's Strands puzzle , so here we go. Warning: Scroll down too far and too fast and you'll see spoilers. Hint for today's Strands puzzle Today's Strands theme is By The Dozen .

But if that doesn't help you, think of a round treat with a hole in the middle. Strands will point out the theme words for you, but you gotta earn them. Find three words of four letters or more, and Strands will highlight an theme word.

These are the clue words I used to get hints, but remember, any four-or-more letter words you find will work. ROACH, CHOKE, COST, DOSE, SORE, STORE, STORED, ROSE, GORE, GORED, DOGE, DAZE Answers for today's Strands puzzle These are the themed answers that tie in to the By the Dozen theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find eight, including the spangram, a theme word th.