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 #876 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 #876, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #876.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #876 is... "Let the journey begin".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "All aboard!"
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- CART
- SKIT
- TIME
- STANK
- TASK
- CHART
- CAST
- TEEN
- LATTE
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 with 'T' and ends with 'N'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's TRAINSTATION.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #876?
Drumroll, please...
- PLATFORM
- COUNTER
- TRACK
- TICKET
- BENCH
- KIOSK
...and the spangram was TRAINSTATION.
Strands #876
“Let the journey begin”
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Hi Strands fans. A pretty easy one today, if you travel by rail as much as I do. In fact, I'm writing this while sitting on a train which has absolutely not been designed with typing in mind, which is harder than the puzzle itself.
I spotted PLATFORM along the top row first of all, and then the spangram of TRAINSTATION snaking along the bottom three rows.
From that moment on, it was just a case of brainstorming things you might see at a train station. COUNTER was written up the left-hand side next to the spangram, while TRACK was on the opposite side.
TICKET was above that, with BENCH to its left. That meant I just needed to connect KIOSK above and to the left to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #876.
- EXPERT
- PUNDIT
- SPECIALIST
- MAVEN
- GURU
- AUTHORITY
...and the spangram was BIGBRAIN.
Strands #875
“All-knowing”
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Hi Strands fans. A fun one today. The theme didn't give too much away, so I got my first answer on the board by honing in on the 'X' in the top-right corner.
After playing with it for a few seconds, I connected EXPERT. And when I saw "brain" below it, I extended it to connect the spangram of BIGBRAIN across the board from left to right. That, in turn, isolated PUNDIT in the top-left corner.
With the top section done, I moved on to the bottom half, finding SPECIALIST immediately underneath the spangram. I then found MAVEN on the right-hand side, with GURU underneath that.
That just left AUTHORITY in the bottom-left corner to complete an enjoyable little puzzle.
