NYT Strands hints, answers for July 31

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.
By Mashable Team  on 
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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Staying power

The hint for the theme is that these words are binding

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Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

The answers are different types of sticky materials.

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 StickyStuff.

NYT Strands word list for July 31

  • Glue

  • Epoxy

  • Adhesive

  • StickyStuff

  • Bubblegum

  • Tape

  • Caramel

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