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Strandsmight seem like an easy puzzle on the surface, as most word-finds are, but this one is much more challenging than most. In order to win, you need to figure out the words hidden inside a puzzle grid with just one clue being provided to guide you.
If you are stuck onthis mobile-friendly puzzle game, you might be in need of a helpful hint or two. As such, the guide below contains everything you need to win, from general hints and spoilers to the full answer to today’s puzzle.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #256 July 08, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueName of the Game. There are seven items to find in the letter grid: one Spangram category and six themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Sincethis free-to-play PC game’s in-game clues give away whole words, you might be looking for some theme hints that won’t spoil anything. These can be found in the three expandable sections below. To open these sections, simply click the “Read More” prompts.
Hint 2:Characters in a game.
General Hint 3
Hint 3:People you can accuse of murder in a famous board game.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If a spoiler or two would help you out, check out the two sections below. Each one contains just one spoiler along with a screenshot of where that word goes in the puzzle grid.
Word 2:Peacock
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
If the full answer to today’sNew York Times GamesStrandsis what you want, open up the section below. Inside are all the words and where they go inside the puzzle’s letter grid.
The category for today isClueSuspects.The words are Scarlet, Mustard, Orchid, Peacock, Green, and Plum.
Today’s Strands Explained
If this puzzle is still boggling your mindafter completing it, check out the section below. It contains a breakdown of how the theme, the themed words, and the clue all fit together and make sense.
The clue for today’s puzzle isName of the Gamebecause the “name of the game” inClueis to name the room, the weapon, and theSuspectyou think committed the murder. All the themed words are names of people in the board gameClue.
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