July 24, 2026#873archive
NYT Strands — July 24, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board is all about having more of something than you actually need.
Hint 2 of 5
Picture cleaning out a closet or a fridge — the words scattered in the grid describe what's left behind or set aside.
Hint 3 of 5
The spangram is a common phrase you'd say when someone gives you way more than expected.
Hint 4 of 5
That long spangram snakes from one side of the board to the other and literally means "plus additional amount on top."
Hint 5 of 5
The theme words split into: things not used up, things kept in reserve, and things beyond a limit.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Words meaning "more than what's needed"
ANDTHENSOME
LEFTOVER · SURPLUS · SPARE · EXTRA · UNUSED · EXCESS
This puzzle by the numbers
- 11 letters
- 6
Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.
