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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 28, 2024: Commuter benefits.

Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!

BEWARE: Spoilers follow for todays Strands puzzle!

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

Completed NYT Strands board for August 28, 2024: Commuter benefits.

What is the spangram in todays Strands?

Todays spangram is PUBLICTRANSPORT.

What are the theme words in todays Strands?

The theme words today are: FERRY, TRAIN, STREETCAR, SUBWAY, MONORAIL.

The Strands puzzle themes are usually a little punny, though, so its probably not describing that.

Ill poke around a little and see what I find.

I see REFINE and REFINER in the upper left corner, but neither are theme words.

SUBWAY is in the bottom left, and thats a hit.

Maybe it is a transit category after all.

MONORAIL is to the right of SUBWAY.

I can almost make PUBLICTRANSIT, but not quite.

Ill keep looking to narrow down my options.

Theres FERRY in the upper left.

I also see the word RAIL, but I dont see what that connects to, if anything.

Theres STREETCAR in the upper right corner.

TRAIN trails up the side and into the middle.

Ah, and thats the spangram: PUBLICTRANSPORT.

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 able to’t run out of guesses, and there is no time limit.