#526Monday, August 11, 2025
Strands answers for August 11, 2025 — “Find the remainder” (#526)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 11, 2025 (puzzle #526) is LEFTOVERS, a 9-letter answer to the theme "Find the remainder". The 6 theme words are DREGS, REMNANT, RESIDUE, SOUVENIR, TRACE and VESTIGE.
Where is each answer on the August 11 Strands board?
Here are all 6 theme words from the August 11, 2025 Strands puzzle, with the spangram last.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREGS | 5 | row 2, column 4 | row 2, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| REMNANT | 7 | row 6, column 1 | row 8, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| RESIDUE | 7 | row 1, column 1 | row 1, column 2 | diagonally across the grid |
| SOUVENIR | 8 | row 7, column 6 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| TRACE | 5 | row 3, column 5 | row 4, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| VESTIGE | 7 | row 4, column 2 | row 6, column 3 | diagonally across the grid |
| LEFTOVERS | 9 | row 8, column 3 | row 1, column 3 | bottom to top |
What did the August 11 Strands grid look like?
Every letter below appears in exactly one answer — the 7 words tile all 48 cells of the August 11, 2025 grid.
Spangram — 9 letters6 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads R-E-S-R-E-G, row 2 reads E-U-R-D-S-R, row 3 reads S-I-D-E-T-A, row 4 reads E-V-I-V-E-C, row 5 reads S-T-G-O-V-U, row 6 reads R-M-E-T-E-O, row 7 reads E-N-A-F-N-S, and row 8 reads T-N-L-E-R-I.
How hard was the August 11 Strands puzzle?
On the same measure applied to every puzzle since 2024, Strands #526 comes out average, ahead of 37% of them.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the August 11 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #526 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the August 11 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 11, 2025?
The Strands clue for August 11, 2025 is “Find the remainder”, on puzzle #526. It is answered by the spangram LEFTOVERS, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 11, 2025?
The 6 Strands theme words for August 11, 2025 are DREGS, REMNANT, RESIDUE, SOUVENIR, TRACE and VESTIGE, plus the spangram LEFTOVERS.
What was the big word in the August 11, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 11, 2025 is LEFTOVERS, 9 letters long, running from row 8, column 3 to row 1, column 3. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Find the remainder” mean?
The Strands theme “Find the remainder” for August 11, 2025 means LEFTOVERS — 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 August 11, 2025?
Strands puzzle #526 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 11, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #526 rates average on a computed index, harder than 37% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 11, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Monday, August 11, 2025 is #526, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in August 2025, part of the full Strands archive.