NYT Strands Hints For Thursday, August 21: Today's Spangram And Answers (Marvel-Ous And Then Some)
Before today's Strands hints, spangram and answers, here are Tuesday's: Forbes NYT Strands Hints For Wednesday, August 20: Today's Spangram And Answers (Mint Condition) By Kris Holt
Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands hints, spangram and answers for Thursday, August 21 are coming right up.
The New York Times' Strands puzzle is a play on the classic word search. It's available on the NYT website and in the NYT Games app alongside the likes of Wordle and Connections (which we also cover in daily guides at Forbes Gaming ).
There's a new game of Strands to play every day. The game will present you with a six by eight grid of letters. The aim is to find a group of words that have something in common, and you'll get a clue as to what that theme is. When you find a theme word, it will remain highlighted in blue.
You'll also need to find a special word called a spangram. This tells you what the words have in common. The spangram links at least two sides of the board, but it may not start or end there. While the theme words will not be a proper name, the spangram can be a proper name. When you find the spangram, it will remain highlighted in yellow.
Every letter is used once in one of the theme words and spangram. You can connect letters vertically, horizontally and diagonally, and it's possible to switch directions in the middle of a word. If you're playing on a touchscreen, double tap the last letter to submit your guess.
If you find three valid words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme, you'll unlock the Hint button. Clicking this will highlight the letters that make up one of the theme words.
Be warned: You'll need to be on your toes. Sometimes you'll need to fill the missing word(s) in a phrase. On other days, the game may revolve around synonyms or homophones. The difficulty will vary from day to day, and the puzzle creators will try to surprise you sometimes.
Scroll slowly! Just after the hint for today's Strands puzzle, I'll reveal what the first two letters for the spangram and the other words are.
The official theme hint for today's Strands puzzle is...
Marvel-ous and then some
Need some extra help? Here's another hint...
Some might say we're in the Endgame now
There are seven theme words to find today, including the spangram.
Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Strands opening letters.
Here are the first two letters of every theme word in today's puzzle. They're ordered from left to right, then top to bottom by any letter of the word appearing for the first time:
Before I reveal the other the full word list, I'll first tell you the spangram and show you where that is on the grid.
This is your final spoiler warning!
Scroll slowly, because I'll tell you what all the theme words are immediately after showing you where the spangram is.
Today's Strands spangram is...
SUPERHEROES
Here's where you'll find it on the grid…
New York Times Strands screenshot, showing the highlighted term SUPERHEROES Screenshot by Kris Holt
Today's Strands theme words are... STORM
SUPERHEROES
WOLVERINE
ROGUE
DAREDEVIL
THING
HULK
Here's what the completed grid looks like...
Completed NYT Strands grid for August 21, including the words STORM, SUPERHEROES, WOLVERINE, ROGUE, DAREDEVIL, THING and HULK. Screenshot by Kris Holt
Not much mystery about this one. I found the spangram right away – fun that it's in the shape of an "S," a bit like the Superman logo (yes, yes, I know he's not a Marvel character). I didn't have much trouble finding the various superheroes after that.
I didn't use any hints and the spangram was the first theme word I found.
See you tomorrow for more Strands fun!
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