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Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #818 as well as the answers, should it come to that.

We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #818, so read on if you need a little help.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #818.

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Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints

The official theme for NYT Strands #818 is... "We'll be there".

And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Excellent qualities."

If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:

  • RUNS
  • STUNS
  • FABLE
  • HEAL
  • STRONG
  • STRINGY
  • FRIED
  • ROWS

Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'G' and ends in 'S'.

Scroll down to find out what it is...

It's GOODFRIENDS.

Today's Strands answers

So, what are today's Strands answers for game #818?

Drumroll, please...

  • RELIABLE
  • LOYAL
  • TRUSTWORTHY
  • CARING
  • HELPFUL

Strands #818

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...and the spangram was GOODFRIENDS.

Strands #818

“We'll be there”

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Hi Strands fans. Despite the somewhat vague theme of "We'll be there", I was able to complete today's puzzle without falling back on any clues.

While hunting for possible clue words for the guide above, I spotted RELIABLE written along the top of the grid.

I instantly realized this was going to be about friendship, and right on cue found the spangram of GOODFRIENDS immediately below it. LOYAL was neatly isolated in the top-right corner, too.

Three words were left to find in the bottom section. I found TRUSTWORTHY taking up the majority of the right-hand side, and then spotted HELPFUL along the left. That just left CARING along the bottom to complete the puzzle.

Yesterday's Strands answers

Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #817.

Strands #817

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  • COWS
  • GOATS
  • CHICKENS
  • DUCKS
  • PIGS
  • SHEEP
  • HORSES

...and the spangram was FARMANIMALS.

Strands #817

“E-I-E-I-O”

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Hi Strands fans. Possibly the easiest spangram to date, assuming you're familiar with the 'Old MacDonald' nursery rhyme where the theme of "E-I-E-I-O" comes from.

Old MacDonald, of course, had a farm. I got started with COWS in the top-left corner, and when I saw "farm" underneath it, I followed it along to spell FARMANIMALS.

That isolated GOATS in the top-right corner, and so I continued looking for plurals of farm animals. DUCKS and PIGS was below GOATS, with CHICKENS to the left of them

SHEEP, the only answer not ending in 'S' was below that, and that just left HORSES to its right to complete the puzzle.

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