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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for July 22, 2024: Make waves.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the theme words in todays Strands puzzle

These are all types of aquatic vehicles.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for July 22, 2024: Make waves.

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is WATERCRAFT.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: GONDOLA, DINGHY, DORY, PADDLEBOARD, KAYAK, CANOE.

Im looking for words like current and tidal, but Im not seeing anything.

I see both WATER and BOARD (thankfully not as one word) but both are non-theme words.

All right, I think its officially time for a hint.

The highlighted letters give me DORY, which I assume is a reference to the character inFinding Nemo.

So, perhaps its all fictional, aquatic characters?

(I grew up in Arizona, OK, give me a break.)

With the aid of the Wikipedia page List of boat types, I find GONDOLA next.

KAYAK is along the left.

CANOE is below that.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you’re free to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.