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NYT Strands: Crack the “Every Second Counts” Puzzle for July 5, 2025
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The New York Times’ Strands puzzle for July 5, 2025, presents a timely challenge! The theme, “Every second counts,” might seem straightforward, but unscrambling all the themed words, including a especially lengthy one, can be tricky. Need a little help? Read on for hints and the solution to today’s puzzle.
Unlocking Today’s Strands: Theme and Clues
The goal of Strands is to identify all the theme-related words hidden within a 6×8 grid of letters [[1]][[2]]. One of these words, the “spangram,” stretches across the entire board and connects all the other themed words [[3]]. Today’s theme is: Every second counts.
Pro Tip: If you’re completely stumped, a helpful clue is: Does anybody really know what time it is?
How to Get In-Game hints
Feeling stuck? Don’t worry! The Strands game offers a built-in hint system. By finding any three words of four letters or more (that aren’t necessarily part of the theme), the game will reveal one of the theme words.
Did You Know? The number of theme words in Strands can vary, so keep searching until you’ve used every letter on the board.
Here are some words that can be used to unlock hints:
- DIAL
- SOLE
- MOLE
- MOLES
- SHAKE
- CHEEP
- ROLE
- HOME
- LOCK
- MEAT
- TAME
- TAMES
- ROLES
- ROON
- TRON
July 5, 2025 Strands Answers
Here are the solutions for today’s Strands puzzle. The objective is to find all the words linked to the theme, including the crucial spangram.
Non-Spangram answers:
- CLOCK
- WATCH
- SUNDIAL
- HOURGLASS
- CHRONOMETER
Today’s Spangram:
The spangram for July 5, 2025, is TIMEKEEPERS. Look for the “T” four rows down on the far left of the grid to find its starting point.
