Strands has yet another grid of letters to sort through and find several themed words. Unlike most word-search puzzles, you will not know the theme or the words you are to find ahead of time, though. That makes this game a lot more challenging than you might expect.

But today's puzzle is a little more difficult than the rules of Strands might suggest; it has a lot of longer words that may be challenging to spell correctly. If you are stuck on this puzzle and don't want to use the in-game hint system, this article is here for you.

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The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #145 for July 26, 2024

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The Strands puzzle for today has seven items to find: one Spangram and six themed words. It has the clue Go for the Gold.

New York Times Games Strands Clues

In the three sections below, you can see a few general hints for the theme for the New York Times Games Strands. Each section has only one clue inside it; to see it, just press the Read More button below each one.

General Hint 1

General Hint 2

General Hint 3

Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today's Strands

If a spoiler or two would help with this puzzle game, you should look into the sections below. Each one has just one spoiled word and the location you can find it in the letter grid.

Spoiler 1

Spoiler 2

The Answer to Today's New York Times Games Strands

In the expandable section below is the full answer to today's Strands. Included are all the themed words and a screenshot showing all their locations in the puzzle's grid.

Today's Strands Explained

If you don't get the theme for today's puzzle, you can find a full explanation below. It details how all the themed words and the clue go together in this challenging puzzle game.

Want to play? Check out the New York Times Games Strands website — available on almost any device with a browser.

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March 4, 2024
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WHERE TO PLAY

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Developer(s)
The New York Times Company
Publisher(s)
The New York Times Company
Platform(s)
Web Browser
Genre(s)
Puzzle