NYT Strands hints, answers for August 25, 2026

August 24, 2026

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy for those who love being outside.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Enjoying nature

The words are adjectives related to the Great Outdoors.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe an outdoorsy activity.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

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NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Take a Hike.

NYT Strands word list for August 25

  • Path

  • Canteen

  • Take a Hike

  • Trailhead

  • Woods

  • Wildlife

  • Market

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