NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 8 (game #857)

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Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, July 7 (game #856) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle , Spelling
Bee and Connections and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: NYT Strands today (game #857) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is Here come trouble NYT Strands today (game
#857) - hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. HIVE CREED SPARE VICE SALE CRAPS NYT Strands today (game #857)
- hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 11 letters NYT Strands today (game #857) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 4th row

Last side: right, 4th row Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. You may like NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, July 7 (game #856) NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, July 1 (game #850) NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, June 17 (game #836) TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices Dyson HushJet Mini Cool Fan 99.99 View See all prices JBL Xtreme 5 329 299 View See all prices LG
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credit: New York Times) The answers to today's Strands, game #857, are SCAMP HELLION RAPSCALLION WHIPPERSNAPPER SPANGRAM: LITTLEDEVIL My rating: Hard My score: 1 hint There were a few different ways to connect LITTLE and DEVIL and I think I tried them all before finally getting a rare, for me at least, spangram first. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign
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The rest of the board was far trickier. After getting SCAMP I used a hint but even with it I struggled to see HELLION not a word Ive ever heard before.

Next the non-game word scallion helped me see RAPSCALLION before my misery
was ended with the brilliantly old-fashioned WHIPPERSNAPPER a great word,
but possibly not one you use when reporting trouble to the police.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, July 7, game #856) CART BUGGY WAGON CARRIAGE STAGECOACH SLEIGH SPANGRAM: IGETAROUND What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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