{"id":813463,"date":"2026-07-20T04:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/813463\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T04:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:21:10","slug":"nyt-strands-answers-today-hints-clues-for-monday-july-20-small-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/813463\/","title":{"rendered":"NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints &#038; Clues For Monday, July 20 (Small Talk)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" top-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763947689_156_0x0.png\" alt=\"Strands Hed Final\" data-height=\"720\" data-width=\"1280\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s NYT Strands hints and answers<\/p>\n<p>Credit: New York Times<\/p>\n<p>Looking for help uncovering words in today\u2019s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you\u2019ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.<\/p>\n<p>Well it\u2019s Monday again somehow. The weekend flew by. This whole week was something of a blur. But rub your eyes, Strandistas, because we have words to uncover. <\/p>\n<p>Looking for Sunday\u2019s Strands? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/18\/nyt-strands-answers-today-hints--clues-for-sunday-july-19-big-talk\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/18\/nyt-strands-answers-today-hints--clues-for-sunday-july-19-big-talk\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2026\/07\/18\/nyt-strands-answers-today-hints--clues-for-sunday-july-19-big-talk\/\" aria-label=\"Find our guide right here\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Find our guide right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How To Play Strands<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/games\/strands\" aria-label=\"Strands\">Strands<\/a> is the newest game in the New York Times\u2019 stable of puzzle games. It\u2019s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we\u2019re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day\u2019s theme.<\/p>\n<p>Spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Strands Hints<\/p>\n<p>Read on for today\u2019s theme and some hints to help you uncover today\u2019s words.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Theme: Small talk<\/p>\n<p>Play Puzzles &amp; Games on Forbes<\/p>\n<p>Hint: Words that mean small, as opposed to yesterday\u2019s Strands and its Big Talk<\/p>\n<p>The first two letters of each word:<\/p>\n<p>Remember, spoilers ahead!<\/p>\n<p>What Are Today\u2019s Strands Answers?<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s spangram is: ITSY BITSY<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full list of words:<\/p>\n<p>MICROSCOPICLITTLETINYMINUSCULEMINIATURE<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the completed Strands grid:<\/p>\n<p>NYT Strands<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: Erik KainToday\u2019s Strands Breakdown<\/p>\n<p>The ITSY BITSY spider climbed up the TINY spout. Down came the MICROSCOPIC rain and washed the MINIATURE spider out. Up came the MINUSCULE sun and dred up all the rain. And the ITSY BITSY LITTLE spider climbed up the spout again.<\/p>\n<p>How\u2019d you do on your Strands today? 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