NYT Strands hints, answers for November 14, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
The New York Times' elevated word-search game, Strands, offers a brain-teasing challenge on November 14, 2026. Unlike its counterparts like Wordle and Connections, Strands requires players to discover words in linked letters, changing directions, and creating unique shapes and patterns. Every letter in the grid contributes to an answer, with a theme linking all solutions and a spangram—a special word or phrase spanning the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
For today's game, the hint is geared towards parents, with words related to games played by children. The spangram for the day is oriented horizontally. The NYT Strands spangram answer for November 14 is "Follow the Leader."
The list of words for this puzzle includes "Tiptoe," "Spin," "Gallop," "Follow the Leader," "March," "Skip," "Walk," "Jump," and "Meet." These words are all tied to the theme of games popular among preschoolers.
Written by urgent.news from Mashable's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
