NYT Strands hints, answers for October 22, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy for those with large families, as the words are related to relatives. In this twist on the classic word search, words can be formed in various directions and can change direction, creating unique shapes and patterns. Every letter in the grid is part of an answer, and the puzzle always has a theme and a spangram, a word or phrase that sums up the day's theme and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
The hint for today's theme is "Any relation?" and the spangram hint is whether it is vertical or horizontal. The spangram for today's puzzle is Family Ties. Other words in today's puzzle include Blood, Ancestors, Kinfolk, Brethren, Offspring, and Meet The Mashable 101. For more tech and digital culture news, sign up for Mashable's Top Stories newsletter or get Mashable push alerts.
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