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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 28 #877

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Why This Matters

This article highlights the complexity and strategic nature of the Strands puzzle, emphasizing the importance of thorough problem-solving and pattern recognition. For consumers and developers, it underscores the value of engaging with challenging puzzles to enhance cognitive skills and promote innovative thinking in the tech industry.

Key Takeaways

Today’s Strands puzzle is a little tricky. Once you recognize the theme, you realize many words can fit as clues. Plus, some of the answers are long and could be difficult to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on.

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Leave nothing out.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Don’t do anything halfway

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

PELT, STEP, PETS, DILL, SALE, HOLE, COMP, TIRE, HERE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

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