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Below, Ill give you some oblique hints at todays Strands answers.

And farther down the page, Ill reveal the spangram and the answers.

NYT Strands board for August 16, 2024: This or that.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

Hint for the spangram in todays Strands puzzle

A word for having a lot to choose from.

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

Completed NYT Strands board for August 16, 2024: This or that.

Were about to give away the answers to todays Strands puzzle.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is OPTIONS.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

I find the word DOUBLE pretty quickly, and its a hit.

I find NOTHING in the bottom left corner, and thats also a hit.

I find OPEN (I was thinking open or closed) but its a non-theme word.

SKIM, SKIN, FEATS, FAME, ANIME are all non-theme words.

Ah, FEAST is a theme word.

That means I need to find… Yep, FAMINE.

Theres the spangram from left to right: OPTIONS.

Theres BREAK and MAKE.

Finally, SINK and SWIM.

That was a fun one.

Your job is to find the hidden words within the board that reflect the puzzles theme.

When you find the spangram, it will be highlighted in yellow.

Solving the spangram usually makes the rest of the puzzle much easier to complete.

There is only one correct solution.

How to win Strands

Unlike Connections and Wordle, you cannot fail Strands.

you’re free to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.