New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- The answer to today's NYT Strands (#887) is WHATCHAMACALLIT, the spangram for Friday, August 7, 2026. The four strand words are GIZMO, DINGUS, DOOHICKEY, and THINGAMAJIGGY. The theme is "Struggling to find the words."

If you want to work it out for yourself before seeing the full solution, three hints are waiting below.

NYT Strands Hints for August 7, 2026 (#887)

Hint 1: Today's theme connects words that all mean the same thing, informal names for an object whose real name you can't quite remember.

Hint 2: The spangram is a single compound word, 15 letters long, and is itself one of those informal placeholder names. It spans from the top-left corner of the board across the full grid.

Hint 3: One of the strand wor...