#503Saturday, July 19, 2025
Strands answers for July 19, 2025 — “Hot enough for ya?” (#503)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for July 19, 2025 (puzzle #503) is SUMMERWEATHER, a 13-letter answer to the theme "Hot enough for ya?". The 5 theme words are BALMY, MUGGY, SCORCHING, STICKY and SWELTERING.
Where is each answer on the July 19 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #503 is 5 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALMY | 5 | row 1, column 4 | row 1, column 1 | right to left |
| MUGGY | 5 | row 5, column 3 | row 6, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| SCORCHING | 9 | row 5, column 2 | row 7, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| STICKY | 6 | row 3, column 5 | row 4, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| SWELTERING | 10 | row 8, column 2 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| SUMMERWEATHER | 13 | row 1, column 6 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
What did the July 19 Strands grid look like?
Puzzle #503 is played on 48 letters arranged in eight rows of six.
Spangram — 13 letters5 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads Y-L-A-B-U-S, row 2 reads M-R-M-M-I-C, row 3 reads C-O-E-T-S-K, row 4 reads H-C-R-W-G-Y, row 5 reads I-S-M-G-E-N, row 6 reads N-U-G-Y-A-I, row 7 reads G-E-H-T-L-R, and row 8 reads R-S-W-E-T-E.
How hard was the July 19 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #503 as above average: it sits at the 70th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the July 19 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #503 was edited by Tracy Bennett and constructed by Christina Iverson. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the July 19 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on July 19, 2025?
The Strands clue for July 19, 2025 is “Hot enough for ya?”, on puzzle #503. It is answered by the spangram SUMMERWEATHER, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on July 19, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for July 19, 2025 are BALMY, MUGGY, SCORCHING, STICKY and SWELTERING, plus the spangram SUMMERWEATHER.
What was the big word in the July 19, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for July 19, 2025 is SUMMERWEATHER, 13 letters long, running from row 1, column 6 to row 8, column 1. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Hot enough for ya?” mean?
The Strands theme “Hot enough for ya?” for July 19, 2025 means SUMMERWEATHER — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands July 19, 2025?
Strands puzzle #503 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the July 19, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #503 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 70% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on July 19, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, July 19, 2025 is #503, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in July 2025, part of the full Strands archive.