NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Thursday, August 8 (Game #158)
Thursday’s Strands is here, guaranteed to get your brain working. If it works a little at If it’s difficult, you might want to check out my tips below.
Want more word-based fun? Check out my Wordle Today, NYT Connections Today, and Quordle Today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER ALERT: Below is information about today’s NYT Strands. So don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands Today (Game #158) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Splashing event
NYT Strands Today (Contest #158) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- SALTY
- SASS
- OUTLOOK
- FINISHED
- DRINK
- TO SCARE
NYT Strands Today (Contest #158) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• H2 Oh yeah!
NYT Strands Today (Contest #158) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: left, 4th row
• Last: right, 5th row
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #158) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #158, are…
- MUSIC
- DRIVERS
- SUNSCREEN
- DRINKS
- NOODLES
- TOWELS
- SPANGRAM: POOL PARTY
- My score: Simple
- My score: Perfect
I prefer spending time at the beach/ocean over a pool, which is probably why I’ve never been to a POOL PARTY. Or it could be because I don’t live in a nice sunny place like California or Florida. Either way, I was completely confused by this Strands puzzle for about two minutes at first, after I first found MUSIC. ‘Splashy event’ and MUSIC? What could be the connection? But then I also found FLOATS and had that eureka moment where it was clear what the theme was. The spangram followed, then the remaining answers in a fairly short time for another easy game.
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Yesterday’s Answers to NYT Strands (Wednesday, August 7, Contest #157)
- DOUGH
- MISTLETOE
- Wow
- RAINBOW
- CASTLE
- AVOCADO
- SPANGRAM: RHYME TIME
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the new word game from the NYT, after Wordle and Connections. It is now out of beta and is therefore a full member of the NYT stable of games and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I have a complete guide to playing NYT Strands, complete with tips to solve the game. If you are having a hard time beating the game every day, you can definitely check it out.
