If you find yourself here, you are searching for help with Strands, the advanced word-search game from the New York Times.

Strands presents players with a distinct variation of the classic word search. Words can be crafted from adjacent letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and can shift direction, forming unusual configurations. Each letter in the grid contributes to a solution. Every puzzle features a theme that connects all solutions, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that captures the day’s theme and spans the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an obscure hint and not supplying a word list, Strands offers a more difficult experience compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re feeling stuck or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands clues you require to tackle today’s puzzle at your leisure.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Pet shop item

The words pertain to water.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clearly defined

These words refer to items purchased for a fish.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is vertical.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Aquarium.

NYT Strands word list for July 22

– Filter
– Pump
– Fish
– Plants
– Aquarium
– Tank
– Rocks
– Thermometer

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