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NYT Strands — August 7, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid is about that moment when a word is on the tip of your tongue and simply refuses to come out.
Hint 2 of 5
Every answer is a stand-in name for an object — the words you reach for when the real name has escaped you.
Hint 3 of 5
The spangram is the granddaddy of them all: a 15-letter mouthful you'd use pointing at, well, that thing over there.
Hint 4 of 5
The theme words include a short techy-sounding one, a word your grandfather might use, and a 13-letter monster that is somehow NOT the spangram.
Hint 5 of 5
Look for GIZMO, DOOHICKEY, DINGUS and THINGAMAJIGGY — all spanned by WHATCHAMACALLIT.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
Struggling to find the words
WHATCHAMACALLIT
DINGUS · DOOHICKEY · GIZMO · THINGAMAJIGGY
This puzzle by the numbers
- 15 letters
- 4
Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.
