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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for July 29 #878

Today’s Strands puzzle is a fun one. Once I recognized the theme, I could find some of the clues on my own just by looking for related words. If you need hints and answers, read on.

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: A made man.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Barbie and Ken.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

QUEST, NEST, BRAT, PULL, BLAM, DIRE, STIR, STIM, STAT, STATE

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the...

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