If you’re engaging with this, you’re in search of help with Strands, the New York Times’ innovative word-search game.

Strands presents players with a variation on the traditional word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any orientation, including diagonally, and may switch directions, forming distinctive shapes. Each letter in the grid contributes to an answer. A theme links all solutions, accompanied by the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that captures the day’s theme and stretches across the grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague clue and leaving out the word list, Strands delivers a challenging game that takes longer to complete compared to other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself stuck or don’t have 10 minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you need to move forward at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Shore thing! The words relate to clothing.

Today’s NYT Strands theme clarified: These terms refer to items used in water.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal? Today’s NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today: Today’s spangram is Beach Attire.

NYT Strands word list for July 20:
– Bikini
– Trunks
– Beach Attire
– Sarong
– Wrap
– Sandals
– Swimsuit

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