NYT Strands hints, answers for August 10

Every hint, nudge and outright answer you need to complete today's NYT Strands puzzle.
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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.


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NYT Strands word list for August 10

  • Control

  • Hockey

  • Licorice

  • Sticks

  • Swizzle

  • Cinnamon

  • Memory

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