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NYT Strands — August 12, 2026

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Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's grid centers on acts of generosity and helping others.

Hint 2 of 5

Every non-spangram word is a synonym for giving something away, often to a cause or person in need.

Hint 3 of 5

The spangram is a single word for large-scale generosity aimed at improving society.

Hint 4 of 5

It stretches across the board and names the practice of donating wealth or effort to worthy causes.

Hint 5 of 5

Look for BESTOW, CONTRIBUTE, DONATE, ENDOW, GIVE and GRANT, all spanned by PHILANTHROPY.

The answer — spoilers!

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Theme

Making a difference

Spangram

PHILANTHROPY

Theme words

BESTOW · CONTRIBUTE · DONATE · ENDOW · GIVE · GRANT

This puzzle by the numbers

Spangram length
12 letters
Theme words to find
6

Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.

A tall Strands-style board six tiles wide, mostly blank, with two highlighted rows: a pink one spelling FLOWER right across the board and a shorter amber one spelling ROSE
On the Strands board the theme word and the shorter answers are traced straight through the letters. Example board, not today’s puzzle.