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Strands hints and answers for Sunday, June 14, 2026
Sunday's Strands board has seven theme words plus a 8-letter spangram, under the NYT clue "Peer group". The ladder below climbs from the theme to the spangram - take one hint at a time.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
The NYT clue is "Peer group" - take it literally before you take it sideways. The spangram runs 8 letters and touches opposite sides of the board.
Hint 2 of 3
The seven theme words run 4 to 8 letters (lengths: 4, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8). Every one of them belongs to the family the clue points at.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram starts with N and ends with Y. It is NOBILITY - find it and the rest of the board falls into place.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all seven theme words.
SPANGRAM
NOBILITY
BARONTheme word
DUCHESSTheme word
EARLTheme word
LADYTheme word
LORDTheme word
MARQUESSTheme word
VISCOUNTTheme word
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