NYT Strands hints, answers for July 20, 2026
Mashable • • technology
Key Points:
- The New York Times' Strands game is a challenging word search where words can change direction and every letter is part of an answer, all linked by a daily theme.
- Today's Strands theme is "Small talk," with all words related to describing small things, including terms like microscopic, tiny, and miniature.
- The special spangram word that spans the entire grid horizontally today is "Itsy Bitsy," summarizing the theme.
- Strands offers a more time-consuming puzzle experience compared to other NYT games like Wordle, as it provides only an opaque hint without a word list.
- For players needing assistance, Mashable provides hints, the full word list for July 20, and solutions to previous puzzles to help progress at their own pace.
