Is Strands free to play?

Yes. Strands runs in a browser at no cost, with nothing to install and no purchase to make.

How often does Strands reset?

Once a day. Everybody gets the same puzzle, and a new one replaces it when the game's day rolls over.

On nytimes.com. It declines to be embedded, so this page links you straight there instead.

It sits in Words, alongside the other daily games of that kind in the catalogue.

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Is Strands free to play?: Yes. Strands runs in a browser at no cost, with nothing to install and no purchase to make.
How often does Strands reset?: Once a day. Everybody gets the same puzzle, and a new one replaces it when the game's day rolls over.
What languages does Strands support?: English.
Where does Strands run?: On nytimes.com. It declines to be embedded, so this page links you straight there instead.
What kind of game is Strands?: It sits in Words, alongside the other daily games of that kind in the catalogue.

If you play Strands, the closest things to it in the catalogue are Minute Cryptic, Griddle and Linxicon. They share its daily, definition, english. See the full list of alternatives.