Need a nudge for Saturday’s NYT Strands? The theme is “Pretty as a picture.” Start with the gentle clue below, then open the stronger hints only if you need them. The full answers and spangram are under a clear spoiler warning.
Gentle theme hint
Think about what you might do to a picture to make it look different before sharing it.
A more specific hint
Look for tools and actions used to alter or annotate an image: changing its appearance, trimming it, or adding marks.
Spangram hint
The spangram is an 11-letter, two-part phrase for a digital helper that can retouch, reshape, and annotate a picture. It runs from the board’s left edge to its right edge.
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Words to try for in-game hints
TechRadar lists these non-theme words for this puzzle: MATTER, FORT, RULER, JADE, REST, LIAR. In Strands, finding three non-theme words of at least four letters earns an in-game hint; the listed words are possible finds, not a promise that any single word triggers one.
Spoiler warning: full answers for Strands #517
The following reveals the complete solution for Saturday, August 2, 2025.
Spangram
PHOTO EDITOR (also written as PHOTOEDITOR)
Theme words
- FILTER
- CROP
- BLUR
- ADJUST
- ERASE
- MARKUP
- ROTATE
About this puzzle
This is NYT Strands game #517, dated Saturday, August 2, 2025, with the theme “Pretty as a picture.” The complete solution above is consistent with the TechRadar guide and the StrandsSolution archive.
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