NYT Strands Today — Hints, Answers and Spangram for Wednesday, August 7 (Game #157)
Today’s Strands puzzle is fun, but it can be tricky to solve, so read on for my hints if you need them.
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 #157) – Hint #1 – Today’s Theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• The theme of today’s NYT Strands is… Oh oh oh!
NYT Strands Today (Contest #157) – Hint #2 – Clue Words
Play one of these words to unlock the hint system in the game.
- THE MIST
- SLATE
- HEAT
- TRAY
- TONIC
- TO CHEAT
NYT Strands Today (Contest #157) – Hint #3 – Spangram
What’s a hint for today’s spangram?
• Just sounds So
NYT Strands Today (Contest #157) – Hint #4 – Spangram Position
Which two sides of the board are affected by today’s spangram?
• First: bottom, 3rd column
• Last: top, 3rd column
Okay, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands Today (Contest #157) – The Answers
The answers to today’s Strands question, game #157, are…
- DOUGH
- MISTLETOE
- Wow
- RAINBOW
- CASTLE
- AVOCADO
- SPANGRAM: RHYME TIME
- My score: Moderate
- My score: Perfect
I like this Strands puzzle, but I also don’t. Let me explain: on the one hand, I love the concept of all words ending in an ‘O’ sound. And I love even more that they are all different O sounds; OUGH, OE, OA, OW, EAU, and yes, O. It’s creative, it’s challenging, and it’s a great part of Strands.
There is a flaw, however – and it concerns the spangram. The rules state that the spangram “describes the theme of the game,” but today is RHYMETIME. Does that really describe the theme? Well, sort of – because all of these words rhyme, of course. But the theme here isn’t just “rhyming words,” it’s specifically “rhyming words that all have the ‘O’ sound.” I’m not sure how that would have been translated into a spangram, granted, but the puzzlers at the NYT could have tried.
But I’m being picky here. This is a fun Strands game that I enjoyed playing, and that’s enough for me.
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Answers from Yesterday’s NYT Strands (Tuesday, August 6, Contest #156)
- BED SHEET
- BLANKET
- TOWEL
- PILLOWCASE
- TABLECLOTH
- STRANGRAM: LINEN COLOUR SET
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.
