#541Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Strands answers for August 26, 2025 — “Bee friendly” (#541)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for August 26, 2025 (puzzle #541) is WILDFLOWER, a 10-letter answer to the theme "Bee friendly". The 5 theme words are BLUEBELL, CHAMOMILE, DAISY, MARIGOLD and PRIMROSE.
Where is each answer on the August 26 Strands board?
Strands #541 resolves to these 5 theme words plus the spangram WILDFLOWER.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEBELL | 8 | row 1, column 6 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| CHAMOMILE | 9 | row 6, column 4 | row 8, column 4 | diagonally across the grid |
| DAISY | 5 | row 6, column 6 | row 8, column 5 | diagonally across the grid |
| MARIGOLD | 8 | row 6, column 2 | row 4, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PRIMROSE | 8 | row 1, column 1 | row 5, column 2 | top to bottom |
| WILDFLOWER | 10 | row 8, column 3 | row 1, column 4 | bottom to top |
What did the August 26 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 10 letters5 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 P-W-E-R-L-B, row 2 reads R-I-O-B-E-U, row 3 reads M-R-L-E-L-L, row 4 reads D-O-F-A-M-O, row 5 reads L-E-S-D-H-M, row 6 reads O-M-L-C-I-D, row 7 reads G-A-I-L-A-I, and row 8 reads I-R-W-E-Y-S.
How hard was the August 26 Strands puzzle?
Strands #541 scores above average on our difficulty index, harder than 75% of every Strands puzzle published so far.
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 26 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #541 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 26 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on August 26, 2025?
The Strands clue for August 26, 2025 is “Bee friendly”, on puzzle #541. It is answered by the spangram WILDFLOWER, and all 5 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on August 26, 2025?
The 5 Strands theme words for August 26, 2025 are BLUEBELL, CHAMOMILE, DAISY, MARIGOLD and PRIMROSE, plus the spangram WILDFLOWER.
What was the big word in the August 26, 2025 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for August 26, 2025 is WILDFLOWER, 10 letters long, running from row 8, column 3 to row 1, column 4. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Bee friendly” mean?
The Strands theme “Bee friendly” for August 26, 2025 means WILDFLOWER — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 5 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands August 26, 2025?
Strands puzzle #541 has 5 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the August 26, 2025 Strands puzzle?
Strands #541 rates above average on a computed index, harder than 75% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on August 26, 2025?
The Strands puzzle published on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 is #541, 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.