Need a bit of help with NYT Strands today? No shame in that, and you've come to the right place. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #926 as well as the answers, should it come to that.
We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #926, so read on if you need a little help.
Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #926.
Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints
The official theme for NYT Strands #926 is... "If you build it".
And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Keeping it together."
If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens:
- SING
- RARE
- HACKER
- THINGS
- RACKET
- CREW
- TRACK
- BRACE
- HAIR
- BOOST
Still struggling? The spangram touches two opposite sides of the board (but can start and end anywhere), and will give you a hint about the connection between the answers. Today, it starts with 'H' and ends in 'E'.
Scroll down to find out what it is...
It's HARDWARE.
Today's Strands answers
So, what are today's Strands answers for game #926?
Drumroll, please...
- BOLT
- SCREW
- BRACKET
- ANCHOR
- JOIST
- HINGE
- KNOB
- NAIL
...and the spangram was HARDWARE.
Strands #926
“If you build it”
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Hi Strands fans. I was completely lost today, but managed to muddle through it without clues.
That's because I accidentally connected BOLT in the top-left corner, while looking for clue words. I then connected the spangram of HARDWARE, and I was away.
Even with my first two answers on the board, progress was initially pretty slow. Eventually, I connected SCREW in the bottom-left corner, with ANCHOR and BRACKET to its right to complete the half.
The top section had four short words to locate. JOIST was at the very top, with HINGE written backwards up the right-hand side.
That just left two four-letter words to pick out from the eight remaining characters. NAIL was on the left, with KNOB on the right to complete the puzzle.
Yesterday's Strands answers
Reading this in a later time zone? Here are the Strands answers for game #925.
- EXCLAIM
- FREEZE
- SHUDDER
- START
- GASP
- RECOIL
...and the spangram was THATSSHOCKING.
Strands #925
“OH MY GOSH!!”
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Hi Strands fans. I'm still a little confused by today's puzzle, even though I got through it without using any clues.
All of the answers relate to reactions to being shocked by something, but they're often quite contradictory, which made gathering them all a little tricky.
The 'X' on the second line led me straight to EXCLAIM to kick things off. I realized the two horizontal letters to the left were likely to be part of the spangram and duly connected THATSSHOCKING to split the board in two.
The 'Z' on the third line led me to FREEZE, with SHUDDER in the top-right corner to complete the section.
Moving onto the bottom half, I spotted START spelt backwards along the bottom row. I then saw GASP above it on the left-hand side, which just left RECOIL to its right to complete the puzzle.
