Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Reply and Assist for Aug. 5 #520

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a tricky one — and at lease one reply is very tough to unscramble. If you want hints and solutions, learn on.

I am going into depth concerning the guidelines for Strands on this story. 

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Read extra: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for right now’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: We have a winner!

If that does not assist you to, here is a clue: Congrats!

Clue phrases to unlock in-game hints

Your purpose is to seek out hidden phrases that match the puzzle’s theme. If you are caught, discover any phrases you may. Every time you discover three phrases of 4 letters or extra, Strands will reveal one of many theme phrases. These are the phrases I used to get these hints however any phrases of 4 or extra letters that you simply discover will work:

• WAVE, WAVED, DIVE, FALL, DING, LUCK, TOTE, LONE, BONE, TEAK, SPEW, TAKE

Answers for right now’s Strands puzzle

These are the solutions that tie into the theme. The purpose of the puzzle is to seek out all of them, together with the spangram, a theme phrase that reaches from one facet of the puzzle to the opposite. When you will have all of them (I initially thought there have been at all times eight however discovered that the quantity can fluctuate), each letter on the board will likely be used. Here are the nonspangram solutions:

• BOON, LOTTERY, GIVEAWAY, WINDFALL, SWEEPSTAKES

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is LUCKYBREAK. To discover it, search for the L that is six letters down on the far-left row, and wind up and over.