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The New York TimesStrandspuzzle presents a tough challenge packed into a small letter grid every day, and today is no exception. While the rules of the game might make it seem straightforward, this particular puzzle is far from simple, offering a true test of your pattern-finding skills.
If you’re finding yourself stuck on this one, don’t worry; this article is here to help you out. Below, you’ll find a range of hints, from general clues to steer you in the right direction, to spoilers revealing individual words. And if you’re completely stumped, the full solution is also available for this mobile puzzlegame similar toWordle.
The NYT Games To Infinity And Beyond Strands #362 Jul 08, 2025
TheStrandspuzzle for today has the clue"To Infinity And Beyond!“It has eight things to find: the Spangram and seven themed words.
New York Times Games Strands Tips
Searching for a little spoiler-free help for thisrelaxing puzzle game? Each of the expandable sections below holds a helpful tip to get you closer to the theme of today’s puzzle game.
Hint 1: Whose catchphrase is “To Infinity and Beyond?”
Hint 2: What movie series is that famous phrase from?
General Hint 3
Hint 3: What other characters show up in that movie franchise?
Spoilers for Two of the Words in Today’s Strands
If you want a spoiler or two for today’sNew York TimesStrandspuzzle, you have come to the right section. Each of the two segments below contains a single themed word spoiler and where that word goes in the puzzle’s letter grid.
Word 2: Wheezy
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Strands To Infinity And Beyond!
The full answer to thispuzzle gameis in the section immediately below. Expand the section to find all the themed words, the Spangram category, and each of their locations in the puzzle’s letter grid in a single screenshot.
The category for today isToy Story. The words are Woody, Slinky, Wheezy, Alien, Bullseye, Buzz, and Buster.
Today’s Strands Explained
Need clarity on this puzzle game calledStrands? Head to the expandable section below for a breakdown of how the theme, the themed words, the Spangram category, and the clue all come together and make sense.
“To Infinity And Beyond"is Buzz Lightyear’s famous catchphrase in theToy Storymovies. All the themed words are different characters in the franchise.
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