{
  "id": 108170,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #884)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-august-4-game-884",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-4-august-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NYT Strands, the latest word game from The New York Times, featured its fourth puzzle on Tuesday, August 4 (game #884). The theme for this particular edition was \"staying healthy.\" Players were provided with various clue words to aid in solving the puzzle, including THIN LINE, ZINC, CORE, FORMAT, CRAM, and FILLER. Among these, SPANGRAM - an 8-letter word - was a key element to unraveling the game. The spangram spanned across two sides of the board, intersecting the top third column on the left and the bottom fourth column on the right.\n\nThe answers to today's Strands puzzle included REFILL, CONSULT, IMMUNIZATION, MEDICINE, and COUNTER. One player struggled to find any non-game words, ultimately taking hints along the way. They initially received REFILL, which seemed to confuse the theme of \"staying healthy.\" With CONSULT, they experienced further frustration, but a different approach using the letter Z led them to successfully solve the puzzle, revealing the theme and the spangram \"PHARMACY.\"",
  "summary": "Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.",
  "key_points": [
    "NYT Strands featured fourth puzzle on August 4, game #884",
    "Theme was \"staying healthy\" with clues like THIN LINE, ZINC",
    "SPANGRAM (8-letter word) crucial for solving the puzzle"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The discovery of the spangram PHARMACY helps clarify how the answers fit the theme of staying healthy, illustrating how certain hints can mislead players initially.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1653)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-august-4-game-1653",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for August 4, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-august-4",
        "published": "2026-08-04T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}