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Every day, the New York Times Games presents yet anotherStrandspuzzle, a word-search puzzle that doesn’t hand you any of the words you are going to be looking for. You need to use every single letter once, and you only have one clue to go on.
But today’s puzzle is even more challenging than therules of how to playStrandsmight suggest; there are some difficult words hidden inside the grid of letters. If you are looking for help with this one, you can find tons of clues below.
The NYT Games Strands Puzzle #204 Jul 04, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clueGnaw-It-Alls. There are six words to find: one Spangram and five themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Clues
In each of the three sections below, you’re able to find one clue to the theme for thismobile puzzle game. None of them contain any of the answers, just general hints to get you closer to the topic of today’s puzzle.
Hint 2: Critters.
General Hint 3
Hint 3: Other things that could have been a themed word in this puzzle: rats, mice, beavers, capybara.
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
In the two sections below are individual spoilers for today’sStrands. Open them up to glimpse the word as well as its position inside the puzzle.
Word 2: Porcupine
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands
The full answer to thisdifficult puzzle gameis in the section below. Open it up to see all the themed words, the Spangram, and a screenshot of where each of those words belongs in the letter grid.
The category for today isRodents. The words are Chinchilla, Porcupine, Squirrel, Hamster, and Muskrat.
Today’s Strands Explained
Don’t get the puzzle today? In the section below, you may find the explanation for how the Spangram, the themed words, and the clue all go together in thisNew York Times GamesStrandspuzzle.
All of the themed words in this puzzle are different kinds ofRodents, a group of critters that are known forGnawing It All. They tend to chew through all sorts of things.
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