Strandshas another 6x8 grid of letters to find six words inside of. If you want to complete today’s puzzle, you need to figure out today’s theme, then find all six words while using all the letters and not overlapping any.
Even if you are very familiar with therules of how to playStrands, the best ways to win, and the category, today’s puzzle can still be quite hard. If you are in search of some help, but you don’t like the in-game hint system, you can find all sorts of helpful tips in the article below.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #89 for Jul 17, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has six items to find. The clue for this one isOn the Yellow Brick Road.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
If you want to see some clues that don’t spoil any of the words in today’s puzzle, check out the sections below. Each one contains a single hint that won’t ruin today’sNew York Times GamesStrandspuzzle.
Hint 1: What is found along the Yellow Brick Road?
Hint 2: The Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man.
Hint 3: Things Dorothy finds in Oz.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If a couple of words would help you to get through this puzzle, check out the two sections below. Each one contains just one word along with its location inside the letter grid.
Word 2: Rainbow
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The complete answer to thisbrower-based puzzle gameis inside the expandable section below. If you want to see the full answer, click the Read More button.
The category for today isRubySlippers. The words are Scarecrow, Wizard, Twister, Poppies, and Rainbow.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t get how the Spangram, the themed words, and the clue all go together in thischallenging puzzle game? Check out the section below for a full explanation of how all those things are related.
The hint isOn the Yellow Brick Roadbecause everything in today’s puzzle is aboutThe Wizard of Oz. The Spangram,Ruby Slippers, refers to how all the themed words are things found along the course of the book or movie.
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