NYT Strands hints, answers for November 9, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
The New York Times' (NYT) word-search game Strands introduced hints for November 9, 2026. Players must create words from linked letters in the grid, which can shift direction and create unique shapes. A theme unifies all solutions, and there's a spangram - a word or phrase that runs across the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
NYT Strands creates an engaging challenge by providing a hint without revealing a word list, making the game a bit longer than its other offerings like Wordle and Connections. For today's theme, "Idle chatter," the words are related to talking. The spangram for today's puzzle is vertical.
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