"NYT Strands: Hints and Answers for May 26"

The New York Times has introduced a new daily puzzle called Strands, a challenging word search game. Players must find theme words hidden in a grid of letters, with hints available for every three non-theme words found. Today's theme is "On the yellow brick road," with the spangram being "RUBYSLIPPERS" and other theme words including SCARECROW, WIZARD, POPPIES, RAINBOW, and TWISTER.