Today’s NYT Strands #493 Hints and Answers for August 16, 2025
Today’s Spangram took me back to my childhood. I remember watching movies with my friends, dreaming about imaginary worlds. NYT Strands #493 for July 03, 2025, is here. I have some hints and the final answer for you.
Today’s NYT Strands #493 Hints for July 12, 2025
Here are today’s NYT Strands hints for you.
While many words may reveal themselves to you, the game’s objective is to find words related to the day’s theme.
Decoration items
Strands hint No. 1:You would find all of these at a parade or a lively birthday party.
Strands hint No. 2:Some are hung, one is inflated, and another is thrown.
Strands hint No. 3:PE, BA, CO, ST, BU
You don’t need another hint for today’s Strands puzzle.
Today’s NYT Strands #493 Answer for July 20, 2025
How did you like today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Easy, hard, or meh?
NYT Strands Rules
NYT Strandsis a word game that is played on a 6×8 letter grid containing seemingly random letters. Each letter must be used in some way so that when all the words have been found, the board is full, leaving no letter unused.
Each puzzle has a theme, but you don’t know what the theme is. A hint is provided at the start of the game. You must guess all the common theme-related words that have something in common, leading to the Spangram.
Spangram is a special challenge word or base of the theme. All the words, when solved, are denoted in blue except the Spangram, which is denoted in yellow when guessed correctly and touches two ends of the board, side to side or top to bottom. Spangram denotes what’s common between all the other words on the board.
Note:Players can find non-theme words to earn a hint
Abeer Chawake
A part-time gamer and a full-time Tech Writer. Abeer is a tech enthusiast who keeps track of all the trending gadgets and smartphones. When he isn’t busy smashing words with his keyboard, you can find him playing the latest PC Games or binge-watching TV Shows.
