Strands August 4, 2026: Answers, Spangram & Hints (#1062)
Recap
This puzzle explored the concept of health and wellness, covering various aspects of maintaining well-being, from consultations to treatments and products, all in one cohesive theme
The official theme clue
Staying healthy
Printed above the board in the app itself that day — the line that decided which of the many words hiding in the grid actually counted.
Strands hints, one rung at a time
Six rungs, softest first. The recap above already named the answers, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.
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Hint 1: What the theme was getting at
A reading of the theme. No answers.
Maintaining well-being through various means and practices is key to this puzzle's concept, focusing on health and wellness
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Hint 2: The category, said plainly
The same idea, unhedged.
Health and wellness category terms
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Hint 3: Board facts: how many words, how long
Counted off the grid.
The board was 6 letters wide and 8 tall. 5 theme answers were hidden in it, plus the spangram, which ran top to bottom and was 8 letters long.
- Theme word 1
- 7 letters
- Theme word 2
- 7 letters
- Theme word 3
- 12 letters
- Theme word 4
- 8 letters
- Theme word 5
- 6 letters
- Spangram
- 8 letters, top to bottom
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Hint 4: One clue per word, easiest first
Crossword-style.
Theme word 1 (7 letters)
Meet with a doctor to discuss health
Theme word 2 (7 letters)
Place to pick up health items
Theme word 3 (12 letters)
Vaccination process for disease prevention
Theme word 4 (8 letters)
Substance used to treat or cure illnesses
Theme word 5 (6 letters)
Restock a prescription
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Hint 5: First two letters of every theme word
Enough to start tracing.
- Theme word 1
- CO… (7 letters)
- Theme word 2
- CO… (7 letters)
- Theme word 3
- IM… (12 letters)
- Theme word 4
- ME… (8 letters)
- Theme word 5
- RE… (6 letters)
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Hint 6: What the spangram meant
The long one that tied the board together.
Location where you can find experts and products for health and wellness, a common destination
It touched both edges, running top to bottom across all 8 rows.
The starting letter board
The grid as printed, 6 across and 8 down. Read only — reveal an answer below and this board traces it.
Every Strands answer and the spangram
Every answer from that board, folded. Opening one traces its path above — the spangram in gold.
Theme word 1 · 7 letters
CONSULT
Meeting with a healthcare professional for advice
Theme word 2 · 7 letters
COUNTER
Area where prescriptions are picked up
Theme word 3 · 12 letters
IMMUNIZATION
Process of becoming immune to diseases
Theme word 4 · 8 letters
MEDICINE
Substance used to treat or cure diseases
Theme word 5 · 6 letters
REFILL
Restocking a prescription
Spangram · 8 letters, top to bottom
PHARMACY
Store where medicines and health products are sold
This puzzle by the numbers
- Puzzle
- (#1062) · Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Theme answers
- 5 plus the spangram
- Board
- 6 × 8 letters
- Answer lengths
- 6–12 letters
- Spangram
- 8 letters, top to bottom
- Difficulty
- medium for a weekday board
- Valid non-theme words
- 705 accepted for hints
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