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 #878 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 #878, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #878.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #878 is... "A made man".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Not a real person."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- FIGURED
- QUEST
- FATE
- PETAL
- TUMMY
- STATE
- CRATED
- BRAIN
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 'F' and ends with 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's FABRICATED.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #878?
Drumroll, please...
- DOLL
- FIGURINE
- PUPPET
- MANNEQUIN
- STATUE
- DUMMY
...and the spangram was FABRICATED.
Strands #878
“A made man”
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Hi Strands fans. This one was very easy - but, crucially, only after I'd used a clue to get started. Which I guess means it isn't actually easy.
After finding a bunch of clue words, I couldn't see anything that might connect to the theme of "A made man", so I used a clue. It revealed DOLL, and I was left kicking myself.
FIGURINE was to its right, and PUPPET to its left. That made getting the spangram of FABRICATED above it a doddle, too.
Three answers were left to find in the top section. That mysterious 'Q' in the top-left corner was part of MANNEQUIN, and STATUE was to its right. That just left DUMMY below it to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #877.
- WHOLE
- FULL
- COMPLETE
- UNDIVIDED
- ENTIRE
- TOTAL
Strands #877
“Leave nothing out”
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Hi Strands fans. It's just as well I found two answers quickly, or I wouldn't have had a clue what the theme of "Leave nothing out" meant.
Fortunately, I did see two answers. WHOLE at the bottom of the board, and FULL to its right.
So I began to think of synonyms for things being complete, starting, of course, with COMPLETE itself, which I found in the top-left corner.
I then spotted UNDIVIDED in a loop in the middle of the board, which left a gap for the spangram of ITSALLHERE (also in a loop).
That isolated two words in opposite corners to complete the puzzle. ENTIRE was in the top right, with TOTAL in the bottom left.
