Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Sunday, July 6 originally appeared on Parade. Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #490. The official theme for NYT Strands #490 is... "My hero!" And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Extraordinary abilities." If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens: