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Today’s NYT Strands hints, answers and help for July 22 #871

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Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 871 for Wednesday, July 22.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle has a fun theme that will appeal to quiz-show watchers, and the words are pretty familiar. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: “What is…”

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Remember to phrase your response in the form of a question.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

  • YARD, DRAY, STIR, TOUR, PATE, CARE, BRAY, GRAD, ZITS, ZONE

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

  • BOARD, WAGER, ANSWER, BUZZER, QUESTION, CATEGORY

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 22 #871

Today’s Strands spangram is INJEOPARDY. To find it, start with the I that is three letters to the right on the top row, and wind down.

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