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 #856 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 #856, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #856.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #856 is... "Hitching a ride".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Getting from A to B."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- WARY
- GRAY
- CARD
- GOAT
- RIDE
- CARET
- TEALE
- LATER
- SCARE
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 'I' and ends with 'D'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's IGETAROUND.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #856?
Drumroll, please...
- CART
- STAGECOACH
- CARRIAGE
- BUGGY
- SLEIGH
- WAGON
...and the spangram was IGETAROUND.
Strands #856
“Hitching a ride”
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Hi Strands fans. A pretty straightforward one today, with "Hitching a ride" clearly referring to transportation in one form or other.
It still took me a while to get started, as I was sure that the word "ride" near the bottom would be part of the spangram (it turns out it wasn't an answer at all). But eventually I connected CART at the top, and could clearly see how to progress.
I found STAGECOACH at the bottom of the board, with CARRIAGE above it. I then spotted BUGGY in the top-right corner, with SLEIGH in the middle.
That created enough space foe me to get the actual spangram: IGETAROUND in a semi circle in the middle of the board.
That just left connecting WAGON backwards in the top-left corner to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #855.
- BLOOM
- THRIVE
- BURGEON
- FLOURISH
- SPREAD
- EXPAND
...and the spangram was SUMMERTIME.
Strands #855
“The growing season”
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Hi Strands fans. Quite an easy one today, even if the spangram isn't unambiguously related to the words that followed.
I was lucky in that I found BLOOM adrift in the bottom-left corner, confirming that this was a puzzle about things flowering. With that duly connected, I saw SUMMERTIME crossing the board for the spangram.
While that word is not specifically about flowering things, I kept thinking along those lines and it paid off. I found THRIVE next to BLOOM on the left-hand side, with BURGEON above it to complete the left-hand side.
I then found FLOURISH in the bottom-right corner, and SPREAD above it. That just left the remaining letters to spell EXPAND backwards to complete the puzzle.
