Strandshas yet another grid of letters, filled to the brim with themed words to find. If you don’t know much about the theme, and you don’t want to use the in-game hints for any reason, this article is here to help you.
In the sections below, you can find everything you need to solve this one except for therules of how to playStrands. This contains sections with overall clues for the theme for today, spoilers for a couple of the individual words and their placements, and even the full answer the whole thing.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #176 August 03, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueSee You On The Court. It has eight items to find: one Spangram and seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
Strands, thebrowser-based puzzle gamefrom the NYT, has an in-game hint system that gives whole words away. If that is too much of a spoiler for you, you should check out the three sections below; each one contains a general hint that will get you closer to the theme.
Hint 1: The court is a playing surface.
General Hint 2
Hint 2: This court is where a common game is played.
Hint 3: Tennis things.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
Spoilers for today’sNew York TimesStrandscan be found in the two sections below. Each one contains one spoiled word and where it goes in the letter grid; click the Read More button below them to open them up.
Word 2: Love
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The full answer to thisminimalist puzzle gameis in the expandable section below. Open it up to peek at all the themed words and where each goes in the puzzle’s letter jumble.
The category for today isGrandSlam. The words are Love, Smash, Racket, Forehand, Slice, Serve, and Volley.
Today’s Strands Explained
Want an explanation for today’s puzzle? Check out the expandable section below to see how the clue, the Spangram, and the themed words all fit together to make sense.
See You On The Courtrefers to how all the themed words are about tennis matches, and one of the biggest of these is aGrand Slam.
Want to play? Check out theNew York Times Games Strandswebsite, available on almost any device with a browser.
