Strands · No. 908 · Friday, August 28, 2026
NYT Strands #908 hints and answers
Today’s theme clue is “On this day in 1963”. Hints for the theme and the spangram, one step at a time.
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0 of 6 theme words foundToday’s themeOn this day in 1963
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August heat, marble steps, a quarter million people listening
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Ideals urged in a famous 1963 civil rights speech: liberty, fairness, unity, kinship, optimism
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One theme word: FREEDOM
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Theme words: BROTHERHOOD, FREEDOM, HOPE, JUSTICE, TOGETHER
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The refrain he repeated from the Lincoln Memorial steps
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The speech's signature opening phrase, a first-person statement about a hoped-for future
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I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M (11 letters)
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IHAVEADREAM
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