#873Friday, July 24, 2026
Strands answers for July 24, 2026 — “There's more where that came from” (#873)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 24, 2026 (puzzle #873) is ANDTHENSOME, a 11-letter answer to the theme "There's more where that came from". The 6 theme words are EXCESS, EXTRA, LEFTOVER, SPARE, SURPLUS and UNUSED.
Where is each answer on the July 24 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #873 is 6 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXCESS | 6 | row 7, column 4 | row 7, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| EXTRA | 5 | row 6, column 3 | row 6, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| LEFTOVER | 8 | row 1, column 5 | row 5, column 6 | top to bottom |
| SPARE | 5 | row 3, column 1 | row 7, column 1 | top to bottom |
| SURPLUS | 7 | row 2, column 4 | row 3, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| UNUSED | 6 | row 6, column 2 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| ANDTHENSOME | 11 | row 1, column 1 | row 2, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the July 24 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 11 letters6 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads A-T-F-E-L-R, row 2 reads E-N-O-S-U-P, row 3 reads S-M-D-V-S-L, row 4 reads P-T-O-T-E-U, row 5 reads A-X-R-S-H-R, row 6 reads R-U-E-A-N-E, row 7 reads E-N-U-E-S-S, and row 8 reads D-E-S-X-C-E.
How hard was the July 24 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #873 as easy: it sits at the 1th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the July 24 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #873 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 24 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 24, 2026?
The Strands clue for July 24, 2026 is “There's more where that came from”, on puzzle #873. It is answered by the spangram ANDTHENSOME, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 24, 2026?
The 6 Strands theme words for July 24, 2026 are EXCESS, EXTRA, LEFTOVER, SPARE, SURPLUS and UNUSED, plus the spangram ANDTHENSOME.
What was the big word in the July 24, 2026 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 24, 2026 is ANDTHENSOME, 11 letters long, running from row 1, column 1 to row 2, column 1. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “There's more where that came from” mean?
The Strands theme “There's more where that came from” for July 24, 2026 means ANDTHENSOME — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands July 24, 2026?
Strands puzzle #873 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 24, 2026 Strands puzzle?
Strands #873 rates easy on a computed index, harder than 1% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 24, 2026?
The Strands puzzle published on Friday, July 24, 2026 is #873, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in July 2026, part of the full Strands archive.