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Strandshas a whole new puzzle for fans of the genre to ponder over. To win, you will need to figure out the theme for today’s puzzle with just one little clue, then figure out and find all the words hidden inside the letter grid.
If you knowhow to playStrandsbut are stuck on today’s puzzle, you may find all sorts of helpful tips and spoilers in the article below. Whether you want to see general puzzle hints, words from the puzzle, or the whole answer, you can find it here.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #313 July 16, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueThey’re Inseparable. There are nine things to find: the Spangram category and eight themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Inside the three sections below are some spoiler-free hints for thismobile-friendly puzzle game. Peek below to get more and more specific clues to the theme in each of the next three expandable sections.
Hint 2: Pairs of words that are seen together often.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: An example of a pair of words that fit this puzzle’s theme but don’t appear in the puzzle: Fight and Flight.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If you don’t like the in-game hint system because you have to find non-themed words to charge it up, open the two sections below instead. Inside each will be a single-word spoiler for today’s puzzle as well as a screenshot of where it goes in thispuzzle game.
Word 2: Arts
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The full answer to today’sStrandspuzzle can be found in the expandable section below. Open it up with the Read More button to see all the themed words, the Spangram, and where each of those belongs in the letter grid.
The category for today isTogether. The words are Arts, Crafts, Rhythm, Blues, Soap, Water, Milk, and Cereal.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t understand thischallenging puzzle gameafter completing it? Open up the section below to see a full explanation of how the clue, the theme, and all the themed words work together and make sense.
The theme for today,Together, is in reference to how the words couple together to make four common pairs of things. Each of these things belong together, soThey’re Inseparable.
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