The theme of today's NYT Strands certainly seems too broad to be a real hint about the theme of the solution words. There are countless connections you can make with "best in show", but only one very specific one is correct.

Here's how to solve the Strands puzzle from May 13.

The May 13 NYT Strands isn't your typical puzzle where you stumble upon an answer by forming random words. You can still solve it if you get enough hints from this method, although I don't think you're likely to find an answer by guessing things like "boat" or "photo." I recommend still forming three words that you find to get your first hint, since all but one of the answers will narrow down the theme just right.

I found "loop" and "bell" first because I always like to start with words that have double letters in a row because they are easier to find. They were wrong, but finding a third wrong word unlocked a clue that allowed me to complete the puzzle.