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Strandshas a new grid of seemingly-random letters to sort through today. If you want to figure out the theme and all the themed words hidden inside, you will need to study the one single clue you get. Or you could get one of the many helpful hints in the article below.
This article includes everything you need to solve today’s puzzle except therules ofStrands. Below, there are general puzzle hints, individual word spoilers, an explanation of the puzzle, and even the full answer if you want to see it.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #301 June 23, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueFestival of Lights delights. There are six things to find: the Spangram and five themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Searching for some hints that won’t give away entire words for thisbrowser game? In the three sections below are some helpful clues that are spoiler-free but will help you get closer to the theme for this puzzle.
Hint 2: Things to eat around the holidays.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: Eats for celebrating the Jewish end of the year holiday.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If a spoiler or two is what you need to win thisminimalist puzzle game, but you don’t feel like saving up non-themed words to get one in game, you can find two below. Open up each of the expandable sections here to see a single spoiler along with a screenshot of where that word goes in the letter grid.
Word 2: Challah
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
If you just want to see the full answer to theNew York Times GamesStrands, it is in the section below. Open it up with the Read More button below it to see all the themed words and where they go in the puzzle.
The category for today isHannukahFoods. The words are Kugel, Applesauce, Latkes, Brisket, and Challah.
Today’s Strands Explained
Completed the puzzle and still don’t get it? If you are looking for an explanation of today’sStrandspuzzle, you may find it in the section below.
TheFestival of Lightsis another name forHannukah. So all the themed words areDelightsorFoodsassociated with the holiday
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