NYT Strands Hints and Answers for August 15, 2025 (#530)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of August 15, 2025: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for August 15, 2025, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
Labor intensive
The puzzle calls today’s theme “Labor intensive”. Read it loosely: the 5 answers are examples of it, not synonyms for it.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are D, G, G, L, V. Two of them start with the same letter (G).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 6, 7, 7, 9 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 6 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
WHATACHORE
It is a single word of 10 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with W, ends with E.
AnswersAll theme words
- DISHES6 letters
- GARBAGE7 letters
- LAUNDRY7 letters
- GROCERIES9 letters
- VACUUMING9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.