NYT Strands hints, answers for November 8, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
Today's NYT Strands hint revolves around disciplined combat. The game, an elevated word search by the New York Times, involves linked letters forming words in various directions, including quirky patterns. Every letter in the grid is part of an answer, with a theme tying all solutions together and a spangram, a word or phrase that spans the entire grid.
Providing only a hint and no word list, Strands offers a more challenging experience than its other games, like Wordle and Connections. If stuck, the outlet provides hints to help players progress at their desired pace.
For today's theme, "Disciplined combat," the words revolve around various combat sports. The NYT Strands spangram for the day is horizontal, hinting at its orientation. The spangram's answer is "Martial Arts."
The complete word list for today's Strands game includes Judo, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Karate, and Taekwondo. For other daily online games, readers can visit Mashable's Games page, which offers hints and other puzzles like Mahjong, Sudoku, and free crossword.
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