NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 2, 2025 (#517)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 2, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 2, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Pretty as a picture
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Pretty as a picture”. Read it loosely: the 7 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are A, B, C, E, F, M, R.
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6 and 6 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 6.
SpangramThe spangram
PHOTOEDITOR
It is a single word of 11 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with P, ends with R.
AnswersAll theme words
- BLUR4 letters
- CROP4 letters
- ERASE5 letters
- ADJUST6 letters
- FILTER6 letters
- MARKUP6 letters
- ROTATE6 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.