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NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Sunday, July 19 (Big Talk) 36%
By Erik Kain4%
7/19/2026, 12:51:16 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Biased Writer Voice, and Confirmation Bias, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 28.8% saturation with 98 hits. Analysis detected 500 faulty-reasoning hits from 340 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 43.2% and a BS Rank of 36% (11,528 of 17,854 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 64.60% of the article peer group.
Looking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle?
Look no further!
Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.
Alright lazy Sunday people, let’s solve today’s Strands and get on with being lazy!
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How To Play Strands
Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games.
It’s a fun twist on classic word search games.
Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board.
One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.
Spoilers ahead.
Today’s Strands Hints
Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words.
Today’s Theme: Big talk
Hint: These are all BIG words that also mean BIG (aka “gargantuan” and the like).
The first two letters of each word:
GI
BE
LE
MA
CO
Remember, spoilers ahead!
What Are Today’s Strands Answers?
Today’s spangram is: SUPER SIZE IT
Here’s the full list of words:
GIANT
BEHEMOTH
LEVIATHAN
MAMMOTH
COLOSSUS
Here’s the completed Strands grid:
Today’s Strands hints and answers
Credit: New York Times
Today’s Strands Breakdown
Other than GIANT, which is fine, each of these words are kind of awesome.
BEHEMOTH?
MAMMOTH?
COLOSSUS?
LEVIATHAN?
These are massive words, words that make you think of huge beasts roaming ancient plains.
And then they go and ruin it with SUPER SIZE IT for the spangram.
Oh well.
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Analysis
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