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NYT Strands hints, answers for August 12, 2026

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

NYT Strands hints, answers for August 12, 2026

On August 12, 2026, the New York Times introduced its word-search game, Strands, with a theme centered around charitable actions. Players are required to form words from linked letters in any direction, including diagonals, and the words must connect to create a spangram - a word or phrase that spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically. The spangram for today's puzzle was vertical. Examples of words related to donation include contribute, grant, give, endow, bestow, and donate.

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