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Saturday, July 25, 2026
NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, July 26 (game #875)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #874).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #875) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… All-knowing
NYT Strands today (game #875) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- BUGS
- CITY
- SPITE
- THING
- BRAIL
- HAVER
NYT Strands today (game #875) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #875) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First side: left, 4th row
• Last side: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #875) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #875, are…
- GURU
- MAVEN
- PUNDIT
- EXPERT
- AUTHORITY
- SPECIALIST
- SPANGRAM: BIGBRAIN
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
This was one of those games that felt like it was going to be difficult but ended up being easy.
That said, it did take me a while to find my first word — but with GURU snagged, the rest all seemed to fall into place.
If I was being fussy, based on my recent World Cup viewing, I wouldn’t include PUNDIT on this list; although this is indeed someone who proffers their opinion, it is often loosely based on any actual fact. Although, that said, coming from a position where you consider yourself “all-knowing” or in possession of a BIGBRAIN seems to help anyone feel as if they are an EXPERT.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, July 25, game #874)
- GOWN
- TUNIC
- PINAFORE
- KIMONO
- DIRNDL
- MUUMUU
- SPANGRAM: YOUWEARITWELL
What is NYT Strands?
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.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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Friday, July 24, 2026
NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 25 (game #874)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 24 (game #873).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #874) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Frocks and smocks
NYT Strands today (game #874) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- WORM
- RINK
- RIDE
- PAIN
- MUTE
- LUMP
NYT Strands today (game #874) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #874) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First side: top, 3rd column
• Last side: bottom, 5th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #874) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #874, are…
- GOWN
- TUNIC
- PINAFORE
- KIMONO
- DIRNDL
- MUUMUU
- SPANGRAM: YOUWEARITWELL
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 1 hint
THis was a game that started off easy and ended baffling.
After collecting the obvious pieces of clothing in GOWN, TUNIC, and PINAFORE, what remained on the board was a letter soup with no obvious words at all. After piecing together the spangram I did see KIMONO, but then drew a blank.
I needed a hint to get DIRNDL — the name for an Alpine dress — which left me MUUMUU, another garment I had not previously heard of but now know, thanks to Wikipedia, is a loose dress of Hawaiian origin.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, July 24, game #873)
- EXTRA
- SURPLUS
- EXCESS
- LEFTOVER
- SPARE
- UNUSED
- SPANGRAM: ANDTHENSOME
What is NYT Strands?
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.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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The International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal's chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, the court's oversight body announced.
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, said that President Trump was committed to the work "if conditions and factors have changed to make that possible."
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, July 24 (game #873)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, July 23 (game #872).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #873) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… There’s more where that came from
NYT Strands today (game #873) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SOFTEN
- NEXUS
- STORE
- VOTES
- MOTHER
- FONT
NYT Strands today (game #873) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 11 letters
NYT Strands today (game #873) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
• First side: left, 1st row
• Last side: left, 2nd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #873) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #873, are…
- EXTRA
- SURPLUS
- EXCESS
- LEFTOVER
- SPARE
- UNUSED
- SPANGRAM: ANDTHENSOME
- My rating: Hard
- My score: 2 hints
“There’s more where that came from” can be a threat of further punishment or a promise of more enjoyment, depending on the circumstance.
However, this train of thought got me nowhere and it wasn’t until a hint gave me EXTRA that I understood that we were looking for words that were synonyms of “supplementary” — as in there’s more where that came from, whether you need it or not.
I have a friend who runs a company called EXCESS, so not seeing that was embarrassing, while the spangram also eluded me. Not my finest of games.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, July 23, game #872)
- ADMIRAL
- LIEUTENANT
- COMMANDER
- ENSIGN
- RECRUIT
- SPANGRAM: NAVYRANKS
What is NYT Strands?
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.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.