NYT Strands Reveals 5 Theme Words for July 19 Puzzle as Spangram Is SUPERSIZEIT
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Updated · Lifehacker · Jul 19
NYT Strands Reveals 5 Theme Words for July 19 Puzzle as Spangram Is SUPERSIZEIT
3 articles · Updated · Lifehacker · Jul 19
Summary
SUPERSIZEIT is the spangram for New York Times Strands No. 868 on July 19, with the puzzle carrying the theme “Big talk.”
Five theme words complete the board: GIANT, BEHEMOTH, LEVIATHAN, MAMMOTH and COLOSSUS, all pointing to monstrously large things.
The published hints framed the spangram as a McDonald’s-style phrase for making an order as large as possible, guiding solvers toward the answer.
The article also recaps Strands rules: players find theme words and a board-spanning spangram, can earn hints with three non-theme words, and cannot lose by running out of guesses.