Today’s NYT Strands #501 Hints and Answers for August 12, 2025
Today’s Spangram took me back to my childhood. I remember watching movies with my friends, dreaming about imaginary worlds. NYT Strands #501 for June 18, 2025, is here. I have some hints and the final answer for you.
Today’s NYT Strands #501 Hints for August 11, 2025
Here are today’s NYT Strands hints for you.
While many words may reveal themselves to you, the game’s objective is to find words related to the day’s theme.
A play where you go to see plays or musicals

Strands hint No. 1:An actor might wait in one of these, while the audience fills up the others.
Strands hint No. 2:I have wings but cannot fly, and boxes that hold no treasures.

Strands hint No. 3:WI, OR, BO, LO, BA, ME
You don’t need another hint for today’s Strands puzzle.
Today’s NYT Strands #501 Answer for June 03, 2025
How did you like today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Easy, hard, or meh?
NYT Strands Rules
NYT Strandsis a word game that is played on a 6×8 letter grid containing seemingly random letters. Each letter must be used in some way so that when all the words have been found, the board is full, leaving no letter unused.
Each puzzle has a theme, but you don’t know what the theme is. A hint is provided at the start of the game. You must guess all the common theme-related words that have something in common, leading to the- Spangram.
Spangram is a special challenge word or base of the theme. All the words, when solved, are denoted in blue except the Spangram, which is denoted in yellow when guessed correctly and touches two ends of the board, side to side or top to bottom. Spangram denotes what’s common between all the other words on the board.
Note:Players can find non-theme words to earn hints. Every 3 non-theme words will unlock a hint.
Abeer Chawake
A part-time gamer and a full-time Tech Writer. Abeer is a tech enthusiast who keeps track of all the trending gadgets and smartphones. When he isn’t busy smashing words with his keyboard, you can find him playing the latest PC Games or binge-watching TV Shows.