If you’re perusing this, you’re in search of some advice for engaging with Strands, the New York Times’ sophisticated word-search game.

Strands invites players to reinvent the classic word search. Words can be created from adjoining letters in any orientation — up, down, left, right, or diagonal — and can shift direction, forming distinctive shapes and patterns. Each letter within the grid contributes to an answer. Every solution ties back to a particular theme, alongside the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and stretches across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing a vague hint and leaving out the word list, Strands offers a thought-provoking challenge that requires a bit more time to complete than other games like Wordle and Connections.

If you’re at a standstill or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s puzzle, we have all the NYT Strands hints you require to advance at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: You’ve got it!

The words are related to politics.

Today’s NYT Strands theme simply clarified

These words represent American rights.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it going up or across?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram runs vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Constitution.

NYT Strands word list for July 30

– Life
– Liberty
– Vote
– Constitution
– Speech
– Assembly
– Counsel

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