July 25, 2026#874archive
NYT Strands — July 25, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's board is about garments you slip over your body — loose, flowing pieces of clothing.
Hint 2 of 5
Think of traditional and formal outfits worn by different cultures around the world.
Hint 3 of 5
The spangram is a phrase you might say as a compliment about someone's outfit.
Hint 4 of 5
It snakes across the whole board and basically means "that garment suits you nicely."
Hint 5 of 5
The theme words include a formal evening dress, a loose overshirt, a pinned apron-style dress, a Japanese robe, an Alpine folk dress, and a loose, flowy Hawaiian-style dress.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Frocks and Smocks
YOUWEARITWELL
GOWN · TUNIC · PINAFORE · KIMONO · DIRNDL · MUUMUU
This puzzle by the numbers
- 13 letters
- 6
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