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NYT Strands#710
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Medium Daily Puzzle

NYT Strands August 26 2025 Hints, Spangram and Answer

Find all theme words and the spangram in today's letter grid. Need help? Use our step-by-step hints below!

Game Type
NYT Strands
Answer Length
6 words
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NYT Strands Grid for 26 August 2025

P
W
E
R
L
B
R
I
O
B
E
U
M
R
L
E
L
L
D
O
F
A
M
O
L
E
S
D
H
M
O
M
L
C
I
D
G
A
I
L
A
I
I
R
W
E
Y
S

💡 Connect adjacent letters (including diagonally) to form words. Words can change direction!

Step-by-Step Hints for 26 August 2025

Need help? Reveal hints gradually to solve the puzzle at your own pace

Today's Theme Hint

"Bee friendly"

Find 5 theme words and 1 spangram related to this clue

Spangram Hints

Length & Position

10 letters - spans from one side of the grid to the opposite side

Letter-by-Letter Reveal

W________R

Theme Words (5 words)

All of these words relate to: "Bee friendly"

8 letters: B ______ L
9 letters: C _______ E
5 letters: D ___ Y
8 letters: M ______ D
8 letters: P ______ E

Pro Tips for Solving Strands

Getting Started

  • • Look for the spangram first - it reveals the theme
  • • Start from grid corners and edges
  • • Think about the theme clue literally and figuratively

Advanced Strategy

  • • Words can change direction mid-word
  • • Look for common prefixes and suffixes
  • • Use non-theme words to unlock hint system

Spoiler Alert!

The complete answers are below. Only scroll down if you want to see the full solution!

Complete Solution for 26 August 2025

Here are all the answers for today's NYT Strands puzzle

🎯 Spangram Answer

WILDFLOWER

This word spans across the grid and summarizes today's theme

📝 Theme Words: "Bee friendly"

BLUEBELL
CHAMOMILE
DAISY
MARIGOLD
PRIMROSE

🔍 Bonus Words Found in Grid

These 920 additional words can also be formed from the grid letters

Click to reveal all bonus words

Non-theme words that help unlock hints in the game

All Bonus Words

ACID
ACIDS
AFRO
AFROS
AIDS
AILED
AILS
AIMED
AIMS
AIRILY
ALBE
ALBEE
ALCID
ALCIDS
ALEE
ALEF
ALEFS
ALES
ALEW
ALFS
ALLAY
ALLAYS
ALLEE
ALLEL
ALLEY
ALLEYS
ALLS
ALLY
ALME
ALMES
ALMS
ALOD
ALOE
ALOED
ALOES
ALOW
ALOWE
ALSO
AMEER
AMICI
AMIE
AMIR
AMMO
AMOLE
AMOLES
ARGOL
ARIEL
ARIL
ARILED
ARILLI
ARILS
ASCI
ASCIDIA
ASDIC
BEAD
BEADILY
BEADLE
BEADLEDOM
BEADLES
BEADS
BEAM
BEEF
BEEFALO
BEEFALOES
BEEFALOS
BEEFED
BEEFS
BEER
BEFALL
BEFELD
BEFELL
BEFLOWER
BELAH
BELIE
BELIER
BELL
BELLE
BELOW
BEMA
BEMAD
BEMADS
BEMAS
BERE
BEROB
BEWORM
BLAD
BLADS
BLAE
BLAH
BLAM
BLAME
BLASE
BLEB
BLEE
BLIP
BLORE
BLOW
BLOWER
BLOWIE
BLOWIER
BLUB
BLUE
BLUER
BOIL
BOLA
BOLAS
BOLE
BOLO
BOLOS
BORD
BORDE
BORDEL
BORDELS
BORDES
BORE
BOREE
BOREL
BORM
BOWER
BOWIE
BOWR
BREE
BREEM
BREI
BREW
BROIL
BROW
BULB
BULBEL
BULL
BULLA
BULLAE
BULLER
CADI
CADIS
CAID
CAIDS
CAILLE
CAILLES
CALID
CALIMA
CALL
CALLA
CALLED
CALLS
CAYS
CHAD
CHADS
CHAEBOL
CHAFE
CHAFED
CHAFES
CHAL
CHAM
CHAS
CHASE
CHASED
CHASM
CHASMAL
CHASMED
CHIA
CHIAS
CHID
CHILE
CHILI
CHILL
CHILLED
CHILLI
CHILLS
CHIMO
CHOLA
CHOLAS
CHOLER
CHOLLA
CHOLLAS
CIAO
CIDS
CIEL
CILIA
CILL
CILLS
CIMAR
CLAD
CLAG
CLAIM
CLAIMED
CLAIMS
CLAM
CLAME
CLAMES
CLAMS
CLAW
CLAY
CLAYS
CLEF
CLEFS
CLEM
CLEMS
CLEW
CLIME
CLIMES
DACHA
DACHAS
DAIDLE
DAIDLED
DAIDLES
DAILY
DAIS
DALE
DALI
DALLE
DALLES
DAME
DAYS
DEFAME
DEFLEA
DEFLEAS
DEFLOWER
DEFORM
DELI
DELIRIA
DELL
DELLY
DELO
DELOS
DELS
DEMIC
DEMO
DESCALE
DHAL
DHOL
DHOLE
DHOLL
DIACID
DIACIDS
DIAL
DIALLED
DIALLEL
DICH
DILL
DILLED
DILLI
DILLS
DISA
DOES
DOLE
DOLES
DOLMA
DOLOR
DOMIER
DORM
DORMIE
DORR
DOSE
DRIER
DRIP
DROIL
DROLE
DROLES
DROW
EACH
EALE
EASE
EASED
EASEL
EASLE
EASY
EELIER
EILD
EILDS
ELBOW
ELCHI
ELDS
ELFED
ELFS
ELIAD
ELLS
ELMS
EMAIL
EMAILS
EMIC
EMIR
EORL
EYAS
EYLIAD
FADS
FALL
FALLER
FAME
FASCI
FASCIA
FASCIAE
FASCIAL
FASCIAS
FEAL
FEASE
FEASED
FEEB
FEEL
FEER
FELICIA
FELICIAS
FELL
FELLA
FELLAS
FELLER
FELLY
FEMAL
FEMALE
FEMALS
FEMS
FEOD
FLAM
FLAME
FLAMM
FLEA
FLEAM
FLEAS
FLEE
FLEER
FLIER
FLIM
FLIP
FLIR
FLOE
FLOES
FLOR
FLORIER
FLOW
FLOWER
FOES
FOLD
FOLIE
FOLIO
FORD
FORLORE
FORM
FRIER
FROE
FROES
FROM
FRORE
FROS
FROW
FROWIE
FROWIER
GAILY
GAIR
GALE
GALES
GALL
GALLEY
GALLEYS
GALLIC
GALLICA
GALLICAS
GALLY
GALS
GAME
GAMED
GAMES
GAMIC
GAMILY
GAMS
GAOL
GAOLED
GARI
GOAL
GOALED
GOALIE
GOALS
GOEL
GOELS
GOES
GOLD
GOLE
GOLEM
GOLEMS
GOLES
GRAIL
GRAILE
GRAILES
GRAILS
GRAM
GRAME
GRAMES
GRAMS
GRILL
GRILLE
GRILLED
GRILLES
GRILLS
GRILSE
GRIM
GRIME
GRIMED
GRIMES
HADS
HAEM
HALE
HALER
HALF
HALFS
HALL
HALLEL
HALLO
HALM
HALO
HALOED
HALOES
HALOS
HAME
HAMMILY
HILA
HILI
HILL
HILLED
HILLS
HOLE
HOLLA
HOLLAS
HOLLER
HOLM
HOMA
HOMAS
HOME
HOMEBREW
HOMELIER
HOMILY
HOMME
ICILY
IDLE
IDLED
IDLES
ILEA
ILEAC
ILEAL
ILIA
ILIAC
ILIAD
ILIAL
ILLIAD
ILLS
ILLY
IMAGO
IMAGOES
IMARI
LACS
LADLE
LADLED
LADLES
LADS
LAIC
LAICAL
LAICH
LAICS
LAID
LAIDS
LAIR
LALL
LAME
LAMED
LAMES
LAMS
LARGO
LARI
LASE
LASED
LAYS
LEACH
LEAD
LEADS
LEAF
LEAFED
LEAFS
LEAL
LEALER
LEAM
LEAS
LEASE
LEASED
LEER
LEIR
LERE
LEYS
LIAR
LIAS
LICH
LICHI
LIDS
LIER
LILAC
LILACS
LILY
LIMA
LIME
LIMED
LIMES
LIMESCALE
LIMMA
LIMMAS
LIMO
LIMOS
LIRA
LIRI
LOAM
LOAMED
LOAMS
LOBE
LODE
LODES
LOGIA
LOIR
LOLOG
LOMA
LOMAS
LOME
LOMED
LOMES
LORD
LORE
LOREL
LOSE
LOSED
LOSEL
LOWE
LOWER
LOWP
LOWRIE
LUBE
LULL
LULLER
LWEI
MADID
MADS
MAGI
MAIL
MAILE
MAILED
MAILES
MAILL
MAILLS
MAILS
MAIR
MALE
MALES
MALFED
MALI
MALIC
MALICHO
MALL
MALLEE
MALLEI
MALS
MARG
MASCLE
MASCLED
MASE
MASED
MAWR
MEAD
MEADS
MEAL
MEALER
MEALIE
MEALIER
MEASE
MEASED
MEASLE
MEASLED
MEER
MELA
MELAS
MELD
MELDS
MELIC
MELICS
MELL
MELLAY
MELLAYS
MELS
MEOW
MESA
MESAL
MESCAL
MICA
MICAS
MICH
MICS
MIDI
MIDIS
MIDS
MIDSOLE
MIHA
MILADI
MILADIS
MILCH
MILD
MILDS
MILE
MILES
MILIA
MILL
MILLDAM
MILLE
MILLED
MILLES
MILLIE
MILLIME
MILLIMES
MILLIMHO
MILLIMOLE
MILLIMOLES
MILLS
MILO
MILOR
MILORD
MILOS
MILS
MIRI
MIRO
MIRROR
MOAI
MODE
MODEL
MODELLI
MODELS
MODEM
MODEMS
MODES
MOES
MOHALIM
MOLA
MOLAL
MOLAS
MOLD
MOLE
MOLES
MOLL
MOLLA
MOLLAH
MOLLAS
MOME
MOMI
MOSE
MOSED
MOSELLE
OBEAH
OBELI
ODES
OGAM
OGAMIC
OGAMS
OGMIC
OHIA
OHIAS
OHMIC
OLEA
OLEO
OLEOS
OLES
OLIO
OLLA
OLLAMH
OLLAS
OLLER
OLMS
OMLAH
ORDO
ORDOS
ORFE
ORFES
ORFS
ORIOLE
ORLE
OSMIC
OSMOL
OSMOLE
OWER
OWRIE
OWRIER
PIER
PILA
PILAF
PILAFS
PILE
PILEA
PILEAS
PILOSE
PILOW
PIRL
PRIER
PRIM
PRIMO
PRIMOS
PRIMROSED
PRIOR
RAGI
RAIL
RAILE
RAILED
RAILES
RAILLY
RAILS
RALE
RALES
RALLY
RALLYE
RAMI
RAMIE
RAMS
RAWLY
REBEL
REBOIL
REEF
REEFED
REEFS
REEL
REIRD
RELEASE
RELEASED
RELEASOR
REOIL
REWORD
RIAL
RIALS
RICH
RIEL
RIGOL
RILE
RILED
RILES
RILEY
RILL
RILLE
RILLED
RILLES
RILLS
RIMA
RIME
RIMED
RIMES
RIMOSE
RIMS
ROBE
ROBLE
RODE
RODEO
RODES
ROED
ROES
ROIL
ROLE
ROLES
ROLF
ROLFED
ROLFS
RORE
RORIE
ROSCID
ROSE
ROSED
ROSELLA
ROSELLAS
ROSELLE
ROWER
SACS
SADI
SAFE
SAFED
SAFROL
SAFROLE
SAIC
SAICS
SAID
SAIDS
SAIL
SAIM
SALE
SALIC
SALL
SALLE
SALLEE
SALLES
SALOL
SALUE
SALWAR
SAME
SAMEL
SAYID
SCAD
SCAIL
SCALE
SCALL
SCALLED
SCALY
SCHIMMEL
SCHMEER
SCHMO
SCILLA
SCILLAS
SCLIM
SELD
SELDOM
SELL
SELLA
SELLAE
SELLAS
SELLE
SEMI
SEMIE
SEMIRAW
SIAL
SIALIC
SIALID
SIALIDS
SIDA
SIDH
SIDHA
SIDHAS
SLAG
SLAIRG
SLAM
SLAW
SLED
SLILY
SLIM
SLIME
SLIMED
SMALL
SMELL
SMELLY
SMILE
SMILED
SMILEY
SMILEYS
SMIR
SMOG
SOFA
SOLA
SOLAH
SOLD
SOLDE
SOLE
SOLED
SOLI
SOLO
SOLOED
SORD
SORI
SORRIER
SYLI
ULEMA
ULEMAS
WAIL
WAILED
WAILS
WAIR
WALD
WALDS
WALE
WALED
WALES
WALI
WALL
WALLA
WALLAS
WALLIE
WALLY
WAME
WAMED
WAMES
WARILY
WEAL
WEBER
WEIL
WEILS
WEIR
WEIRD
WEIRDO
WEIRDOES
WEIRDOS
WELCH
WELL
WELLED
WELLS
WERE
WERO
WEYS
WICH
WIEL
WILD
WILDS
WILE
WILED
WILES
WILI
WILL
WILLED
WILLEY
WILLEYS
WILLS
WILLY
WILY
WOLF
WOLFED
WOLFS
WORD
WORE
WORM
WORMIER
WORMIL
WORRIER
WRIER
YALE
YEAD
YEAS
YELL
YELLED
YELLS
920
Bonus Words
4
Shortest Word
10
Longest Word
926
Total Words
💡 Pro Tip

In NYT Strands, finding 3 non-theme words unlocks a hint that highlights letters for a theme word. Use these bonus words strategically when you're stuck!

What is NYT Strands?

NYT Strands is a word puzzle where you find words that fit the theme hidden in a grid of letters. Find the spangram - a word that uses letters from one side of the grid to the other and describes the theme.

Welcome to NYT Strands! Ready to uncover today's theme and find all the hidden words? Whether you're looking for hints about the spangram or need help finding theme words, our guide will help you solve today's letter grid puzzle.

NYT Strands Tips & Strategies

  • Start by trying to identify the theme from the clue
  • Look for the spangram first - it spans the grid and describes the theme
  • Find words that relate to the theme, not just any words in the grid
  • Words can go in any direction including diagonally
  • Theme words are usually related nouns, verbs, or proper nouns

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