NYT Strands today, Aug. 20 -- the spangram for puzzle #900 is YOURETHE, and the theme is "Split superlatives". Eight theme words sit beneath it, and they pair off into four compliments.

If you would rather solve it yourself, the Strands hints come first and the answers follow further down.

NYT Strands Hints Today, August 20, 2026 (Puzzle #900)

Every answer is half of a phrase. None of them means anything on its own.

The spangram is not a word. It is the opening the other eight all share.

Two of the answers are insects and animals in disguise, and both are hiding a possessive.

The two longest words on the board are the only ones that give the theme away.

Every phrase is a way of telling somebody they are the finest example of someth...