NYT, Strands and Spangram
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Strands is released at midnight in your time zone. To accommodate players around the world, we publish two Strands Sidekicks each day, based on Eastern Standard Time. If you find yourself on the wrong Sidekick, check your puzzle’s number, and go to this page to find its corresponding Sidekick post.
Here's today's Strands answers and hints. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Strands, every day.
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.
Strands Sidekick No. 506. Scroll down for hints and conversation about the puzzle for Tuesday, July 22, 2025. By New York Times Games
Today's spangram answer on Thursday, July 24 is WARNING. 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.
When you finish one of The New York Times’ Strands puzzles, you’ll now see stats and details about your streak. I love Strands but had to break my daily habit for my own sanity, so please don’t judge me on my poor stats.
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Wordle, Connections, and Strands are all free, quick games from the New York Times. Here's how they compare in time required, skills needed, and frustration factor. (Also: Where to find hints!)