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Strandshas another mind-shredding puzzle filled with challenging words and only one little clue. If you want to solve this one, you will need to study the letter grid, searching for any words that might fit the mystery theme. And the NYTs is not going to make this one easy.
If you are stumbling on the words hidden in today’s puzzle, it’s not just you. This puzzle is one of the more difficultStrandspuzzles fans have seen so far. If you are looking for help, you have found a ton of it here; the article below has everything from little hints to complete spoilers for thischallenging puzzle game.
The NYT Games Strands That’s Quite a Tasty Mouthful #402 July 04, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueThat’s Quite a (Tasty) Mouthful. It has five things to find: the Spangram and four themed words.
NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints
If you want a spoiler-free hint to get you closer to the theme of thispopular puzzle game, you can find some below. Open up each of the sections to see some help that won’t ruin any of the answers for you.
Hint 3: Long food words.
Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands
Each of the two sections below has a single spoiler for today’s puzzle. Open each one to see the spoiled word and a screenshot of where that spoiled word goes in the letter grid of thisminimalist puzzle game.
Word 2: Cauliflower
The Answer to the NYT That’s Quite a Tasty Mouthful Strands
If you are just looking for the whole answer spoiler, you’ve come to the right place. All the themed words and a screenshot of where to put them are hidden inside the expandable section just below.
The category for today isFour Syllables. The words are Watermelon, Arugula, Cauliflower, and Avocado.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t understand now that you have finished thisStrands? No problem; the section below features an explanation for how the clue and all the answers go together and make sense in thismind-boggling puzzle.
The clue for this puzzle isThat’s Quite a Tasty Mouthfulbecause each of these words is a very long,four-syllablefood word. All the themed words are a food, and they are each four syllables long.
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