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

The official theme for NYT Strands #498 is... "Won't you be my neighbor?" And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Familiar faces". If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you ...

Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help and hints for you here.

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.