NYT Strands Answers & Hints

Each page shows the theme, the board and graded hints before the reveal.

9NOVNYT Strands November 9 2026 AnswersMonday — Latest · Puzzle #981 · “Idle chatter”Answers › 8NOVNYT Strands November 8 2026 AnswersSunday · Puzzle #980 · “Disciplined combat”Answers › 7NOVNYT Strands November 7 2026 AnswersSaturday · Puzzle #979 · “In the blink of an eye”Answers › 6NOVNYT Strands November 6 2026 AnswersFriday · Puzzle #978 · “Autumn walk in the woods”Answers › 5NOVNYT Strands November 5 2026 AnswersThursday · Puzzle #977 · “Handle with care”Answers › 4NOVNYT Strands November 4 2026 AnswersWednesday · Puzzle #976 · “Getting the job done”Answers › 3NOVNYT Strands November 3 2026 AnswersTuesday · Puzzle #975 · “I've got a song in my heart”Answers › 2NOVNYT Strands November 2 2026 AnswersMonday · Puzzle #974 · “High and mighty”Answers › 1NOVNYT Strands November 1 2026 AnswersSunday · Puzzle #973 · “For the rest of the day”Answers › 31OCTNYT Strands October 31 2026 AnswersSaturday · Puzzle #972 · “It's in the bag”Answers › 30OCTNYT Strands October 30 2026 AnswersFriday · Puzzle #971 · “All charged up”Answers › 29OCTNYT Strands October 29 2026 AnswersThursday · Puzzle #970 · “Double, double toil and trouble”Answers › 28OCTNYT Strands October 28 2026 AnswersWednesday · Puzzle #969 · “Comedy club”Answers › 27OCTNYT Strands October 27 2026 AnswersTuesday · Puzzle #968 · “Who ya gonna call?”Answers › 26OCTNYT Strands October 26 2026 AnswersMonday · Puzzle #967 · “Please, be my guest!”Answers › 25OCTNYT Strands October 25 2026 AnswersSunday · Puzzle #966 · “Something to build on”Answers › 24OCTNYT Strands October 24 2026 AnswersSaturday · Puzzle #965 · “Re-fresh-ing”Answers › 23OCTNYT Strands October 23 2026 AnswersFriday · Puzzle #964 · “None of your beeswax!”Answers › 22OCTNYT Strands October 22 2026 AnswersThursday · Puzzle #963 · “Any relation?”Answers › 21OCTNYT Strands October 21 2026 AnswersWednesday · Puzzle #962 · “On a higher level”Answers › 20OCTNYT Strands October 20 2026 AnswersTuesday · Puzzle #961 · “🦆🦆 ... 🪿”Answers › 19OCTNYT Strands October 19 2026 AnswersMonday · Puzzle #960 · “It's all Greek to me”Answers › 18OCTNYT Strands October 18 2026 AnswersSunday · Puzzle #959 · “Fast fashion”Answers › 17OCTNYT Strands October 17 2026 AnswersSaturday · Puzzle #958 · “Quite the crush”Answers › 16OCTNYT Strands October 16 2026 AnswersFriday · Puzzle #957 · “Just a little bit”Answers › 15OCTNYT Strands October 15 2026 AnswersThursday · Puzzle #956 · “Sailor's guide”Answers › 14OCTNYT Strands October 14 2026 AnswersWednesday · Puzzle #955 · “Folk & fairy tale twosomes”Answers › 13OCTNYT Strands October 13 2026 AnswersTuesday · Puzzle #954 · “Well, this is awkward”Answers › 12OCTNYT Strands October 12 2026 AnswersMonday · Puzzle #953 · “In a manner of speaking”Answers › 11OCTNYT Strands October 11 2026 AnswersSunday · Puzzle #952 · “They don't make 'em like they used to”Answers ›

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About NYT Strands

Strands is The New York Times' daily word-search game, edited by Tracy Bennett. Find the theme words hidden in the 6×8 letter board — words twist in any direction, every letter is used exactly once, and the special spangram describes the theme while touching two opposite sides of the board. Non-theme words earn hints.

A new puzzle drops daily at midnight local time. Play free at nytimes.com, then check your words here.