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For the archived NYT Strands puzzle from Thursday, August 14, 2025, the theme was “Honest-to-goodness.” The spangram was BONAFIDE. If you want to try the puzzle before seeing every answer, start with the graduated hints below.
Hints for Strands on August 14, 2025
- Theme: “Honest-to-goodness.”
- Gentle hint: Not fake.
- More specific clue: Sincere, verifiable.
- First two letters: RE, AU, GE, LE, KO, TR, BO.
- Spangram: BONAFIDE.
These progressive clues are reproduced in Forbes’ August 13, 2025, Strands guide.
Full Strands answer for August 14
The six theme words are AUTHENTIC, GENUINE, KOSHER, LEGITIMATE, REAL, and TRUE. The spangram is BONAFIDE. Three date-specific answer sources agree on this solution set.
- AUTHENTIC
- GENUINE
- KOSHER
- LEGITIMATE
- REAL
- TRUE
- BONAFIDE (spangram)
What this archived puzzle is
This is NYT Strands puzzle #529, dated August 14, 2025—not the current day’s puzzle. Try Hard Guides’ Strands archive and Forbes’ date-specific guide identify the same theme and answers; fan archives also record the solution for that date.
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Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteDriver Scan →Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Strands is a digital NYT Games word puzzle. The cited puzzle guides describe finding theme-related words and using non-theme words to earn hints. A fan archive describes the grid as 6×8, with the spangram touching opposite edges and the spangram plus theme words accounting for all 48 letters. These are secondary-source descriptions; the official NYT rules page was not available to confirm those mechanics here. The official game is at the NYT Strands page.
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