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Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #828 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #828, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #828.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #828 is... "Dramamine, anyone?"
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "All at sea".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SING
- SACKS
- SKIN
- DRAINS
- GAIN
- MESS
- KISS
- WARD
- MOANS
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts and ends with 'I' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's IMONABOAT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #828?
Drumroll, please...
- DECK
- SEASICKNESS
- WAVES
- DRINKS
- SNACKS
- DANCING
...and the spangram was IMONABOAT.
Strands #828
“Dramamine, anyone?”
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Hi Strands fans. As someone who has never taken Dramamine, I wasn't exactly sure what the theme was about.
But then I accidentally connected the word DECK in the bottom-right corner, and saw SEASICKNESS to its left. I was on my way.
Immediately above my two answers was the spangram of IMONABOAT - a nice pictogram of the yellow answer on the blue sea below.
I connected WAVES above it, but was then stumped and had to use a clue. It revealed DRINKS, and I realized this was specifically about cruise ships.
That made getting the last two answers a lot easier. DANCING was in the top-right corner with SNACKS on the opposite side to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #827.
- CARDS
- DICE
- TOKENS
- BOARDS
- CHIPS
- TILES
- SPINNERS
...and the spangram was GAMENIGHT.
Strands #827
“Play time”
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Hi Strands fans. This one was quite tricky for me, until I got my first word on the board. I could see the word "game" which I rightly assumed was part of the spangram, but wasn't sure how the answers related to it yet.
Then I found CARDS in the top-right corner, and it clicked into place. This is a puzzle about the contents of a board game box.
I found DICE in the bottom-left corner, followed by TOKENS above it. I almost missed BOARDS on the right-hand side, as I tried it without the 'S' first (surely most games only come with a single board?).
In any case, that was enough for me to figure out how 'game' fit in the spangram. It was GAMENIGHT, spelt from top to bottom of the board.
There were three answers left to find, all isolated in their own sections. CHIPS was in the bottom-right corner with TILES above it. That just left SPINNERS in the top-left corner to complete the puzzle.
