Strands #872 Answer
Thursday, July 23, 2026
NYT Strands #872 for Thursday, July 23, 2026 has the theme โHail to the chief petty officerโ. Its spangram is NAVYRANKS, and there are 5 theme words in all โ listed in full below. Need the current puzzle instead? See today's Strands.
Clue (theme)
โHail to the chief petty officerโ
Spangram
NAVYRANKS
Theme words
ADMIRALCOMMANDERENSIGNLIEUTENANTRECRUIT
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