NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, August 6 (game #886)

Today's NYT Strands, game #886, features a theme of "Blossoming forth". Players can unlock the in-game hints system by inputting certain clue words such as WRATH, LION, GOON, FLOW, HATRED, and BEER. The spangram in today's puzzle consists of 13 letters. The spangram touches two sides of the board - the bottom, 1st column and the top, 5th column.

The answers to today's Strands puzzle are CHERRY, REDBUD, DOGWOOD, HAWTHORN, MAGNOLIA. The spangram for today's game is "FLOWERINGTREE". The solver found the answers to this game in stages, starting with CHERRY then using REDBUD as a hint to completely change their thinking and complete the spangram. Like maintaining a garden, completing the Spangram in Strands feels like a long but rewarding process.