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Need help with the NYT Strands puzzle for Friday, August 22, 2025? This is game #537. Start with the hints below and stop before the spoiler section if you want to solve it yourself.
NYT Strands hints for August 22, 2025
The theme clue is “Whodunit?”
A stronger nudge
There’s been a murder.
Letter and position hints
- The spangram has 11 letters and reaches the top and bottom edges at the first column, according to TechRadar’s August 21 guide.
- The answers’ opening letter pairs, in grid order, are IT, ST, DE, SP, HE, LO, and RI, according to Forbes’ guide.
Spoiler warning: August 22 Strands answers
The full answer list is below. Reading on will reveal the solution.
Theme and spangram
- Theme: Whodunit?
- Spangram: ITSAMYSTERY (IT’S A MYSTERY)
Other theme words
- DETECTIVE
- STRANGER
- LOVER
- RIVAL
- SPOUSE
- HEIR
The theme, spangram, and word list are also recorded by The Strands Solution archive; TechRadar and Forbes publish the dated answer guides.
Which puzzle is “today’s” Strands?
“Today” depends on your local date: TechRadar notes that a new puzzle appears at midnight in each time zone. This answer key is specifically for Friday, August 22, 2025, game #537—not another puzzle that happens to fall on August 22 in a different year.
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