Strands Answers Archive

TodayHint archives every NYT Strands puzzle once it has finished being the current one anywhere on Earth, so each entry below is published in full: the theme, the spangram and every theme word. Each date opens that puzzle's complete write-up — the same six-rung hint ladder, read-only letter board and folded answers as the live Strands page, built from that day's own official clue and grid rather than a guess at what the theme was.

A date only earns a page here once it has stopped being "the current puzzle" in every time zone on the planet — roughly a day and a half after its print date — so nothing is posted early and nothing here is speculation about an unpublished grid. Once a page exists it never changes: the board, the spangram and the recap are exactly what ran that day. A date missing from the list below is either still current somewhere in the world or hasn't finished processing yet — check back within a day or two.

30 puzzles archived so far, from Thursday, July 9, 2026 through Friday, August 7, 2026. Pick a date for its hints, board and full answers.

August 2026

July 2026

Solving the puzzle that's live right now? The current Strands hints and answers page runs the same hint ladder, updated for whichever board is current. New to the game, or want the mechanics spelled out first? How to play Strands covers the spangram, the tracing rules and how hints are earned in the official app, and what is a spangram? goes deeper on the one entry every board is built around.

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