Tech· August 16, 2026 at 08:00 p.m.
New York Times' Strands Puzzle Solved: BODYJOINTS is the Spangram
Key takeaways
- The New York Times' Strands puzzle for August 17 has been solved
- The spangram is BODYJOINTS
- Players found non-spangram answers: ACHILLES, CALVANI, DORSAL, FEMUR, HYOID, ILIO, LUMBAR, PATELLA, RADIAL, SACRUM, TIBIA, and ULNA
The New York Times' daily Strands puzzle for August 17, 2023, has been solved. The goal of the puzzle is to find hidden words that fit the theme and reveal a spangram, a word that spans from one side of the puzzle to another. After finding several words of four or more letters, players can uncover the non-spangram answers: ACHILLES, CALVANI, DORSAL, FEMUR, HYOID, ILIO, LUMBAR, PATELLA, RADIAL, SACRUM, TIBIA, and ULNA. The spangram, BODYJOINTS, was found by starting with the B that is located in the center of the puzzle. This word represents the body's joints.
