Do you need help with today’s Strands puzzle? Well, if you are struggling with today’s game, we have simple hints along with the answers to NYT Strands for August 1 below.
How to Play NYT Strands
Before we get to the puzzle, here’s a quick rundown of how to play NYT Strands for new players:
- Using your mouse or fingers (if on a touchscreen), you need to connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
- Look for the Spangram or the central theme word, which will help you make more sense of the Strands theme.
- Apart from the Spangram, you need to find other theme words in the puzzle, finding all of which will solve the puzzle.
However, if you want detailed tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to play NYT Strands.
Today’s Theme for NYT Strands
As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is — Not stirred
What are the Hints for Today’s Strands
Spoiler Warning:
Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned. Scroll slowly.
Every Strands game has that one Spangram you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. So, check out the hint below:
The hint for today’s Spangram — how do you like your cocktail
If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are some hints that may help you:
- Hint #1: another word for backside
- Hint #2: use this to preserve meats
We’ve got you covered if you want to check out more word puzzles. Check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections as well as today’s Wordle solution right here.
Today’s NYT Strands Answers (August 1)
Today’s Spangram
The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is — SHAKEN
Today’s Answers
If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the theme words. So, let’s take a look at today’s Strands answers:
- SALT
- BOOTY
- HANDS
- MARTINI
- MARACA
- RATTLE
- HAIRSPRAY
Okay, so it was easy to guess that today’s Spangram was SHAKEN, thanks to the hint. But it took me a couple of minutes to find it. Then, I started my search for today’s answers, which didn’t go so well, unfortunately. I first found the word SALT at the bottom right and HANDS at the bottom left. Then, I connected a bunch of letters to make HAIRSPRAY at the top right.
After that, I found myself stuck and had to use a hint, which gave me a word I didn’t expect to be an answer today – BOOTY. Next, I found MARTINI at the bottom and was stuck again. It was a difficult one for me today. I used another hint, which I’m not proud of, to get the word MARACA. Finally, the last few letters helped me make the word RATTLE and complete today’s puzzle.
Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers
If you have arrived here by mistake and are looking for the answers and Spangram to the July 31st Strands puzzle, find yesterday’s NYT Strands answers.
How difficult do you think today’s puzzle was on a scale of 1-10? Let us know your in the comments below.
