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Strandshas whole new grid of seemingly random letters to ponder over today, and it is quite the challenge. In order to win, you’ll need to know all therules of how to playStrands, you’ll need to guess the category, and you’ll need a little bit of luck. But if your luck is running low, don’t worry. This article contains a plethora of hints to help you solve this difficult game. If you want hints that won’t spoil any of the words or the Spangram, the whole answer to the puzzle, or an explanation of how the puzzle’s piece all go together, you can find each of those below.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #59 for July 29, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle clue for today isa token of our appreciation. There are a total of seven things to find: six themed words and one Spangram category.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Search for a little bit of help for thischallenging puzzle gamethat doesn’t spoil words like the in-game hint system? In this section, you may find three hints to theStrandspuzzle today. The most vague one is the first, and they will explain more as you go down.
General Hint 1
Hint 1 for today’sStrandspuzzle: What are all the different definitions of the wordappreciatethat you can think of?
Hint 3: Board game pieces.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If you are still stuck even after the hints of thisNew York Times GamesStrandspuzzle, you can find some more help below. Each of these expandable sections contains a word spoiler along with that word’s position inside the letter grid.
Word 2: Iron
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
If you are completely stumped and in need of the whole answer to thisrelaxing puzzle game, you can find it in the expandable section below. Press the Read More button to see the entire answer, including all seven words and their positions inside the letter grid.
The category for today isMonopoly. The words are Wheelbarrow, Iron, Thimble, Shop, Penguin, and Racecar.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t get it? Below is the explanation for how the themed words, the Spangram, and the clue all go together can be found here.
The clue isa token of our appreciation. It refers to how things like property appreciate in value, as they do in the gameMonopoly. All the themed words are the differenttokenpieces that you’re able to play as in Monopoly.
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