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Strandsis back again to challenge your pattern-recognition skills. You will need to ponder over the clue that the New York Times has given you to come up with the theme and the themed words hidden in the grid of seemingly-random letters.
If therules ofStrandsmake it sound difficult, it can get even more challenging depending on how familiar you are with the category and the words themselves. If you are stuck on this challenging puzzle, you aren’t alone. But this article is here to help you out with a variety of different clues and spoilers.
The NYT Games Strands Fore #409 July 22, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueFore!It has eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.
NYT Strands Spangram Tips and Theme Hints
Searching for some help that doesn’t ruin any of the answers to this puzzle game? You can find all the helpful tips you need in the three sections below. Open them each up with the “Read More” link below each one to see what’s inside.
Hint 1: Playing a popular sport.
General Spangram Hint 2
Hint 2: A game of skill that you play on your own.
General Spangram Hint 3
Hint 3: The sticks that hit the ball into the hole.
Spoilers for Today’s New York Times Strands
If you want a spoiler, but you don’t feel like looking for non-themed words to buy one in-game, you may find two spoilers in the sections below. Each of these contains just one answer along with a screenshot of where that answer belongs in the puzzle’s grid.
Word 2: Wedge
The Answer to the NYT Fore Strands
If you are looking for the full answer to today’sStrandspuzzle, you should look into the section below. Hidden inside will be a breakdown of all the words for today’s puzzle and where each of those words belongs in the letter grid.
The category for today isGolf Clubs. The words are Driver, Wood, Putter, Iron, Wedge, Chipper, and Utility.
Today’s Strands Explained
If today’s puzzle has you stumped even after learning the answer, you should look into the section below. Inside there will be a breakdown of what the themed words, the theme, and the clue all have in common with one another.
Fore!is a common thing people yell in golf while they are swinging theirgolf clubsinto a ball. All the different themed words are different kinds of golf clubs.
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