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NYT Strands hints, answers for August 25, 2026

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

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NYT Strands hints, answers for August 25, 2026

Today's NYT Strands hints are ideal for those who appreciate being outdoors. This elevated word-search game from the New York Times requires players to form words from linked letters in any direction, including diagonals, resulting in unique shapes and patterns. Every letter in the grid is part of an answer, and there's always a theme linking the solutions with a spangram, a special word or phrase that captures the day's theme, running horizontally or vertically across the entire grid.

Providing only one opaque hint without a word list, Strands presents a brain-teasing challenge that takes longer to solve than its counterparts like Wordle and Connections. If you find yourself stuck or don't have 10 or more minutes to solve today's puzzle, we've gathered all the NYT Strands hints you need to continue at your own pace.

For today's theme, the words are adjectives related to the Great Outdoors, describing an outdoorsy activity. The spangram hint for today's NYT Strands is that it is horizontal. If you're eager for more tech and digital culture news, consider signing up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter or enabling push alerts directly to your device.

Today's NYT Strands spangram answer is "Take a Hike." The word list for today's game is as follows: Path, Canteen, Take a Hike, Trailhead, Woods, Wildlife, Market, Meet. For those interested in other daily online games, Mashable's Games page offers additional hints, and if you're seeking more puzzles, Mashable's games hub features Mahjong, Sudoku, a free crossword, and more. If you're looking for a different day's Strands solution, check out yesterday's results.

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