Find out what today's Strands answer is for game #495 and get some hints for it. You might need them! Plus see the solutions to yesterday's game.

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.

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.