#883Today’s puzzle
Strands hints for today — “There's nothing like it” (Monday, August 3, 2026)
“There's nothing like it”
6 theme words · 10-letter spangram · average difficulty
The NYT Strands theme for August 3, 2026 is "There's nothing like it", and the 10-letter spangram that names it is ONEOFAKIND. Strands puzzle #883 hides 6 theme words alongside it on a six-by-eight grid.
What is the Strands theme today?
The August 3, 2026 Strands theme is given as "There's nothing like it". Read it as wordplay before you read it literally — Strands clues are puns far more often than descriptions, and a literal reading sends you hunting the wrong vocabulary.
Which words unlock a hint in today’s Strands?
Six ordinary words hide in the August 3, 2026 grid that are not theme words. Every three of them you find unlocks one theme word through the in-game hint system.
- SEASONAL — 8 letters, starting at row 5, column 5
- INDICES — 7 letters, starting at row 7, column 4
- LINGUAL — 7 letters, starting at row 6, column 1
- EQUINE — 6 letters, starting at row 1, column 5
- SOLON — 5 letters, starting at row 2, column 1
- ELUSIVE — 7 letters, starting at row 7, column 5
How the counter works, and how these six are chosen, is set out in how the Strands hint system works.
How many letters are in today’s spangram?
Count 10 letters for the spangram in the August 3, 2026 puzzle. Length narrows the search before you have found a single letter — the distribution across every puzzle published is on what a spangram is.
Where is today’s spangram on the board?
Its path opens at row 2, column 3, closes at row 8, column 4, and travels top to bottom. Rows count 1 to 8 from the top, columns 1 to 6 from the left. The path comes from a full solve of the grid, so it is checked rather than eyeballed.
Spoilers below — today’s answers follow
What are the Strands answers today?
The NYT Strands spangram for August 3, 2026 (puzzle #883) is ONEOFAKIND, a 10-letter answer to the theme "There's nothing like it". The 6 theme words are EXCLUSIVE, ONLY, SINGULAR, SOLE, SPECIAL and UNIQUE.
Every position, the full grid, the difficulty breakdown and the puzzle’s credits are on the permanent record for this puzzle: Strands answers for August 3, 2026 (#883).
Yesterday’s puzzle, #882, was themed “Eyes on the prize” with the spangram AIMHIGH — yesterday’s Strands answers.
Common questions about today’s Strands
What is the clue for Strands today?
The Strands clue for August 3, 2026 is “There's nothing like it”, on puzzle #883. It is answered by the spangram ONEOFAKIND, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What are the Strands words today?
The 6 Strands theme words for August 3, 2026 are EXCLUSIVE, ONLY, SINGULAR, SOLE, SPECIAL and UNIQUE, plus the spangram ONEOFAKIND.
What is the big word in today's Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 3, 2026 is ONEOFAKIND, 10 letters long, running from row 2, column 3 to row 8, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands hint mean today?
The Strands theme “There's nothing like it” for August 3, 2026 means ONEOFAKIND — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands today?
Strands puzzle #883 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult were today's Strands?
Strands #883 rates average on a computed index, harder than 54% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.