Do you need help with today’s Strands puzzle? If you are a fan of Jazz music, then the puzzle today will be a walk in the park for you. But, if you are still struggling, we have simple hints along with the answers to NYT Strands for July 25 below.
How to Play NYT Strands
Before we get to the puzzle, here’s a quick rundown of how to play NYT Strands for new players:
- Using your mouse or fingers (if on a touchscreen), you need to connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
- Look for the Spangram or the central theme word, which will help you make more sense of the Strands theme.
- Apart from the Spangram, you need to find other theme words in the puzzle, finding all of which will solve the puzzle.
However, if you want detailed tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to play NYT Strands.
Today’s Theme for NYT Strands
As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is — All that Jazz.
What are the Hints for Today’s Strands
Spoiler Warning:
Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned. Scroll slowly.
Every Strands game has that one Spangram you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. So, check out the hint below:
The hint for today’s Spangram — styles of music.
If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are some hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: popular anime with Cowboy in the name
- Hint #2: synonym for rad, swell
We’ve got you covered if you want to check out more word puzzles. Check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections as well as today’s Wordle right here.
Today’s NYT Strands Answers (July 25)
Today’s Spangram
The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is — SUBGENRE.
Today’s Answers
If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s Strands theme words in Strands:
- COOL
- FUNK
- ACID
- FUSION
- BEBOP
- MODAL
- SWING
- RAGTIME
Today’s game will have you searching for words for a while as you need to find 8 answers. I started with the words COOL and FUNK at the bottom right. Then, after looking at these letters for a while, I found the words ACID on the right and FUSION at the top left.
By now, it was clear to me that we were looking for jazz music styles, but I didn’t know them all by name. So, I used a hint at this point and it highlighted the word BEBOP for me. Another hard stare at the grid for another 2-3 minutes revealed to me the words SWING and MODAL at the top.
Then, I found the Spangram for today, which is SUBGENRES, running from the left to the right. At last, I connected the remaining letters to make RAGTIME and complete the puzzle.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers
If you have arrived here by mistake and are looking for the answers and the Spangram to the July 24 Strands puzzle, find yesterday’s NYT Strands answers.
How difficult do you think today’s puzzle was on a scale of 1-10? Let us know your in the comments below.
