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Entertainment / Thu, 25 Jun 2026 Forbes

NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Friday, June 26 (I’ll Gobble You Up!)

Today's NYT Strands hints and answers Credit: New York TimesLooking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest. I am off the Strands guides for the next two weeks, but I’ll see you again mid-July. How To Play StrandsStrands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Today's NYT Strands hints and answers Credit: New York Times

Looking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.

It’s Friday, which means this is where we say our farewell, dearest Strandistarians. I am off the Strands guides for the next two weeks, but I’ll see you again mid-July. Adieu! Adios! Bon voyage! Have a fantabulous weekend. Now let’s go uncover these words . . . .

Looking for Thursday’s Strands? Check out our guide right here.

How To Play Strands

Strands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s a fun twist on classic word search games. Every day we’re given a new theme and then tasked with uncovering all the words on the grid that fit that theme, including a spangram that spans two sides of the board. One of these words is the spangram which crosses from one side of the grid to another and reveals even more about the day’s theme.

Spoilers ahead.

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