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 #859 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 #859, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #859.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #859 is... "I think..."
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Things can can be made".
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- BLOOD
- SOLVES
- VOLES
- CASE
- SNAKE
- STAY
- SEEK
- NEAR
- BOOED
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 'W' and ends with 'T'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's WECANMAKEIT.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #859?
Drumroll, please...
- BELIEVE
- HISTORY
- GOOD
- LOVE
- SENSE
- MERRY
- HASTE
...and the spangram was WECANMAKEIT.
Strands #859
“"I think ..."”
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Hi Strands fans. This was an annoying one for me, where I ended up using two clues when I already had a couple of answers on the board.
That's because those two answers were BELIEVE and HISTORY. These, combined with the theme of "I think..." made me think this was a puzzle about ways we justify our thoughts, at this point.
But then I struggled to find anything else, so used a clue. It revealed GOOD, which I found baffling, so I used another. This time it was LOVE.
I still didn't get it, but found SENSE nestled underneath LOVE, and that gave me the shape of the spangram: WECANMAKEIT. Of course! This is a puzzle about words that come after the word "make"!
That made getting the last two answers a breeze. MERRY was underneath the spangram, and that just left HASTE on the left-hand side to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #858.
- STAIN
- STICK
- GLOSS
- LINER
- PLUMPER
- BALM
- TINT
...and the spangram was KISSANDMAKEUP.
Strands #858
“On the lips”
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Hi Strands fans. Nothing too taxing here. The theme of "On the lips" was pretty explicit in its meaning, and seemed sure to replace to lip cosmetics.
Sure enough, I duly connected STICK and STAIN along the top, with LINER and GLOSS below them.
I then found PLUMPER in the bottom-right corner, with BALM and TINT to its left.
That just left the spangram of KISSANDMAKEUP to connect in the middle of the board. Pleasingly, it was in the shape of a pair of lips, which is a nice touch.
