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Strands hints and answers for Saturday, July 11, 2026
Saturday's Strands board has eight theme words plus a 9-letter spangram, under the NYT clue "Fishy fare". 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 "Fishy fare" - take it literally before you take it sideways. The spangram runs 9 letters and touches opposite sides of the board.
Hint 2 of 3
The eight theme words run 4 to 7 letters (lengths: 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 7). Every one of them belongs to the family the clue points at.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram starts with C and ends with E. It is CASSEROLE - find it and the rest of the board falls into place.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all eight theme words.
SPANGRAM
CASSEROLE
CHEESETheme word
MILKTheme word
NOODLESTheme word
PEASTheme word
PEPPERTheme word
SALTTheme word
SOUPTheme word
TUNATheme word
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