Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday, August 15 originally appeared on Parade. Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.

New York Times Strands puzzle for August 14, 2025, presents a theme: Honest-to-goodness. Clues include references to kosher food and authenticity. The Spangram is Bonafide. Solutions involve finding words like REAL,

NYT Strands is a word puzzle game developed by The New York Times as part of its expanding “Games” collection.Players connect letters in a six-by-eight grid to form multiple words that all relate to a