Strandshas a whole new puzzle again today. There is a theme and several themed words, all hidden inside a seemingly-random collection of letters in a grid. In order to win, you need to find all those hidden words, using every single letter in the grid just once.
If you already knowhow to playStrandsbut are stuck on today’s puzzle, you can find all sorts of helpful details in the article below. Whether you want theme hints, spoilers, or just the whole answer, you can find it here.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #292 Jul 28, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueMorning Morsel. There are nine things in total to find, including the Spangram and the eight themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you don’t like the in-game hints in thisfree browser gamebecause they give too much away, you should look below. Each of these three sections contains just one little spoiler-free hint toward the theme of today’s puzzle.
Hint 2: A pop, a jack, a check.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: One little piece of your oat or wheat floating in milk.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
Each of the next two sections below has one spoiler for thismobile puzzle game, and you may see them by pressing the Read More button below each one. Each of the sections contains just one spoiled word and a screenshot of where it goes in the puzzle.
Word 2: Cheerio
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
If you want to see the full answer to this puzzle, open up the section below. Inside, you will see all the themed words and a screenshot of where all of these words go in the puzzle’s letter grid.
The category for today isCereal. The words are Cheerio, Crunch, Loop, Puff, Pebble, Charm, Flake, and Smack.
Today’s Strands Explained
If you don’t get the answer to thisminimalist puzzle game, you can check out the section below for an explanation. You can see how the theme and the clue all fit together to make sense.
Today’s theme is all aboutCereal. Each themed word is a singular bit of different kinds of cereal, so each is a singleMorning Morsel. For example, a single Lucky Charms in this is a Charm.
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