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Gaming NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Friday, August 7 (Struggling To Find The Words) By Erik Kain ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. Follow Author Aug 06, 2026, 06:13pm EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . Looking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.
Today’s NYT Strands has the ironic theme of “Struggling to find the words” which is basically the thesis of this game itself, especially on hard days. And today’s is rather tricky! Read on for hints, clues and answers below!
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Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.
Read on for today’s theme and some hints to help you uncover today’s words.
Today’s Theme: STRUGGLING TO FIND THE WORDS
Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase
Hint : Words that mean “thing” often when you can’t exactly say what this or that odd contraption is (even if it’s not odd, maybe you just forgot the word for “wrench” and say “Pass the ?????” instead).
The really tough thing about today’s, uh, WHATCHAMACALLIT? Oh, right, Strands puzzle, is all the long, er, THINGAMAJIGGYs. Very long, other than GIZMO and DINGUS. Anyways, that was a fun, er, DOOHICKEY, to solve.
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