NYT Strands Today: Hints, Answers & Spangram for August 4

Looking for the hints and answers to today's Strands? Find out the hints, answers, and Spangram for the NYT Strands puzzle on August 4.

Do you need help with today’s Strands puzzle? Well, if you are struggling with today’s game, we have simple hints along with the answers to NYT Strands for August 4 below.

How to Play NYT Strands

Before we get to the puzzle, here’s a quick rundown of how to play NYT Strands for new players:

  • Using your mouse or fingers (if on a touchscreen), you need to connect letters on a grid to form words. You can drag your mouse to connect letters vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
  • Look for the Spangram or the central theme word, which will help you make more sense of the Strands theme.
  • Apart from the Spangram, you need to find other theme words in the puzzle, finding all of which will solve the puzzle.

However, if you want detailed tips and tricks, check out our guide on how to play NYT Strands.

Today’s Theme for NYT Strands

As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is — In glove

What are the Hints for Today’s Strands

Spoiler Warning:

Even though we try our best to be subtle, the hints below might partially spoil the experience. You’ve been warned. Scroll slowly.

Every Strands game has that one Spangram you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. So, check out the hint below:

The hint for today’s Spangram (August 4) — fingers

If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are some hints that may help you:

  • Hint #1: body part that you paint
  • Hint #2: swear using this finger

We’ve got you covered if you want to check out more word puzzles. Check out the hints and answers for today’s NYT Connections as well as today’s Wordle solution right here.

Today’s NYT Strands Answers (August 4)

Today’s Spangram

The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is — OnHand

Today’s Answers

If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s Strands theme words in Strands:

  • MIDDLE
  • PINKY
  • THUMB
  • PALM
  • NAIL
  • CUTICLE
  • RING
  • POINTER
Strands answers for August 4

Today’s theme seemed odd at first glance, but finding some of the answers clarified it. First, I found the words MIDDLE at the top left, PINKY right under it, and THUMB to its right. Then, I connected the letters to make RING and PALM on the left edge. It was also when I found NAIL right under the PALM.

With most of the words singled out, I focused on the Spangram for today – On Hand, which took me a couple of seconds to figure out. Finally, I found CUTICLE and POINTER (I was looking for Index) on the right to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday’s NYT Strands Answers

If you have arrived here by mistake and are looking for the answers and Spangram to the August 3 Strands puzzle, find yesterday’s NYT Strands answers.

How difficult do you think today’s puzzle was on a scale of 1-10? Let us know your in the comments below.

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