Strands · Hints and answers
Strands hints and answers for Monday, September 28, 2026
Monday's Strands board is a sculptor's materials shelf: seven theme words naming what a figure can be made of, plus a 9-letter spangram for the art form itself. The NYT clue calls it a form of art.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Think of a studio shelf: the raw materials waiting to be carved, cast or molded into a figure.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is a material a sculptor works in: bronze, clay, glass, marble, soapstone, steel, and wood.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram is one word, 9 letters: SCULPTURE, exactly the art form the clue points at.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all seven theme words.
SPANGRAM
SCULPTURE
BRONZETheme word
CLAYTheme word
GLASSTheme word
MARBLETheme word
SOAPSTONETheme word
STEELTheme word
WOODTheme word
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