Nyt Strands Hints Spangram And Answers For May 8 2024

What is the Theme for Today’s NYT Strands?

As revealed by the New York Times, the theme for today’s Strands is “Can you digit?”. Don’t confuse it with last day’s Strands which came with the “Can you dig it?” theme. Pretty clever, eh?

Spangram Hint for Today’s Strands

Every Strands game has that one Spangram that you need to decipher and today’s was no exception. The hint for today’s Spangram is – “Also called Numerals”.

Theme Words Hints for Today’s Strands

If you have figured out the Spangram from the above hint, figuring out the theme words will be easy. However, I don’t want to ruin it for you. Instead, here are three theme word hints that may help you:

Hint #1: Opposite of the word ‘incomplete’ Hint #2: This phone is not exactly portable

Spangram Answer for NYT Strands on May 8

The Spangram for today’s NYT Strands puzzle is NUMBERS, and it runs from right to left on the letters grid.
Apart from the Spangram, you need to find 7 theme words in today’s puzzle. However, if you are having a tough time getting through the Strands, check out some tips and tricks in my guide on how to play NYT Strands.
Anyway, with that being said, let’s go to the next section. However, proceed only if you are ready to check out the theme words.

List of Theme Words for NYT Strands on May 8

If you have scrolled this far, you are probably ready to see the answers. So, let’s take a look at today’s theme words in Strands:

WHOLE LUCKY BINARY SERIAL TELEPHONE BACON DANCE

I refreshed today’s Strands quite a few times to ensure that it’s not a glitch. It was then that I noticed the absence of space between the dig and it. I didn’t get it honestly, and accidentally stumbled upon WHOLE. Then, I found LUCKY right beside it and BINARY at the leftmost corner in the same line. On top of it, I found NUMBERS as the Spangram, and let out a big “oh!”.
At the top right of the Spangram, I found TELEPHONE and SERIAL right underneath. However, after this, I felt I met the end of my wits and had to use a hint to get BACON, which I Googled to realize that I’d have never gotten it. The last few grids gave me DANCE and that concluded my May 8 NYT Strands for the day. Well, we ended up using just that one hint.
What about you? Did you find the Strands today easy or had to use a hint to make it through? Do let me know in the comments down below!