NYT Strands is a new puzzle game from the New York Times. This daily puzzle offers fresh themes, challenging players to uncover all the hidden words within a grid, including a Spangram that spans the board and encapsulates the central theme. The New York Times introduced its first crossword puzzle on February 15, 1942, in the Sunday Magazine. Since then, the NYT has expanded its offerings to include games like the Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles, Wordle, Connections, and Strands. Today’s theme for Strands is ‘Mint condition’. The Spangram hint is: Money that’s recognised and traded across many countries worldwide. The following are hints for the theme words: Hint #1: The common currency used by many European Union countries. Hint #2: The official currency of India and several neighboring nations. The answers for the NYT Strands puzzle on August 20, 2025, are: EURO, RUPEE, DOLLAR, POUND, RAND, PESO, and KWANZA. The Spangram for today’s puzzle is ‘GlobalCurrency’. Strands combines elements of Connections, Spelling Bee, and traditional crossword puzzles. Players are given a 6×8 grid with 48 letters and a daily theme. The objective is to solve the Spangram and find all the themed words. Players connect letters on the grid to form words by dragging their mouse or using their fingers on a touchscreen. The goal is to identify the central theme word or Spangram to better understand the theme. To solve the puzzle, uncover the theme words by completing the table with the theme answers, which will be highlighted in blue when found. Discover the Spangram, a key element that touches two opposite sides of the board and summarizes the topic, often with two words, highlighted in yellow when found. Get hints by looking for non-theme words, which, after every three revealed, offer clues without directly revealing the themed word.
