Strands · No. 885 · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
NYT Strands #885 hints and answers
Today’s theme clue is “All things considered”. Hints for the theme and the spangram, one step at a time.
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0 of 7 theme words foundToday’s themeAll things considered
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0 of 8 hints usedThe theme6 words✓ Solved
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Roget would shrug: six words, nearly one meaning.
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Six near-synonyms for what forms in your head: a belief, a scheme, an inkling, a mental construct.
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One theme word: IDEA
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Theme words: CONCEPT, IDEA, NOTION, OPINION, PLAN, THOUGHT
The spangramTouches two sides✓ Solved
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Wild weather, but indoors and inside your skull.
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The free-flowing group session where people rapidly toss out suggestions without judgment; a weather metaphor names it.
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B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G (13 letters)
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BRAINSTORMING
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