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NYT Strands game #530, for Friday, August 15, 2025, has the theme “Labor intensive.” Start with the hints below if you want to solve it yourself; the full answer list and spangram are farther down, behind a spoiler warning.
Hints for the August 15 Strands puzzle
- The theme points to tasks that take effort at home.
- Look for five familiar household jobs, including cleaning, shopping, and washing.
- The spangram is a phrase expressing how someone might feel about those tasks.
Spoiler: the answers
Spangram: WHATACHORE
Theme words: DISHES, GARBAGE, GROCERIES, LAUNDRY, VACUUMING.
Why these words fit the theme
Each theme word names a household chore or task. Together, they make the phrase “what a chore,” which is the puzzle’s spangram and the idea behind “Labor intensive.”
How Strands works
Strands is a themed word-search game. Its spangram is a special word or phrase that conveys the theme and stretches between opposing sides or edges of the grid. The August 15 answers are listed by third-party puzzle guides, including Play Strands NYT, the Strands Solution archive, and TechRadar; an official NYT archive entry for this dated puzzle was not established.
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