NYT Strands today – my hints and answers for August 11 (#526)
Looking for a different day?
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 10 (game #525).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #526) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Find the remainder
NYT Strands today (game #526) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
MEAN
LEFT
DIVERS
GIVE
VOTES
CAST
NYT Strands today (game #526) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #526) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: bottom, 3rd column
Last side: top, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #526) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #526, are…
DREGS
SOUVENIR
TRACE
RESIDUE
VESTIGE
REMNANT
SPANGRAM: LEFTOVERS
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 hint
Somehow I discovered the spangram LEFTOVERS first today, but if you think that made life easier for me and I roared through the search then think on.
Vs featured heavily today among this collection of tricky words describing the unwanted remains of life.
I'd argue that SOUVENIR doesn't belong in the same company as DREGS – as souvenirs are something you often buy to remind you of something enjoyable, such as a vacation or a concert.
That said, eBay (and my loft) is full to the brim of unwanted souvenirs, so perhaps it belongs here after all.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, August 10, game #525)
LUAU
BLOWOUT
SHINDIG
HOEDOWN
JAMBOREE
WINGDING
SPANGRAM: PARTIES
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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