Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Saturday, August 2 originally appeared on Parade. Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times's recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app.

Here's today's Strands answers and hints. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Strands, every day.

We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #517, so read on if you need a little help. The official theme for NYT Strands #517 is... "Pretty as a picture". And here's an unofficial hint from me: "The camera sometimes lies".