NYT Strands hints, answers for July 19, 2026 - Mashable

The July 19, 2026 NYT Strands puzzle centers on the theme "Big talk," with all solutions relating to words that describe large things.
Strands is the New York Times' word-search variant where players link letters in any direction, including diagonally and changing course, so answers form irregular shapes across the grid.
Each puzzle features a spangram, a special word or phrase capturing the theme that stretches across the entire grid; today's spangram is "Supersize it" and runs horizontally.
The full word list for the day includes Giant, Behemoth, Leviathan, Mammoth, and Colossum.
The article notes that Strands offers a slower, more brain-teasing challenge than other NYT games like Wordle and Connections because it withholds the word list and provides only an opaque hint.
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