NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 14 (game #894)

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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter 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 Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 13 (game #893) . 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. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: NYT Strands
today (game #894) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Discovered by accident NYT Strands today (game #894) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. VOICE SINK CRAVEN LINE COIL NICE NYT Strands today (game #894)
- hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 10 letters NYT Strands today (game #894) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: top, 3rd column

Last side: bottom, 4th column Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. You may like NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 13 (game #893) NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 9 (game #889) NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, August 7 (game #887) TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan 99.99 View See all prices JBL Xtreme 5 279 View See all prices LG OLED evo AI C6 55-inch TV (2026) 1,599.98 View See all prices DJI Lito X1 369 View See
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I could not have been more wrong. Something I only learned after two hints gave me SLINKY and VELCRO and I realized I had wasted five minutes
daydreaming about record shops.

It was not until I got the spangram and eliminated the last of the Vs that
I finally realized what the search was about and how one of the greatest medical discoveries of history was connected to a spring that goes
downstairs. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, August 13, game #893) FIERCE HEATED TORRID INTENSE ZEALOUS SPANGRAM: FIREBRAND 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 h ow 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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