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Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 15, 2026
Thursday's Strands board climbs a lighthouse: six theme words for the parts of the tower a sailor steers by, plus a 10-letter spangram that names the whole building. The NYT clue calls it a sailor's guide.
Hints, in order
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Hint 1 of 3
Think of the tall tower on the rocks, warning ships off the coast - and climb it in your head.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is part of that tower or its light: the signal itself, its glass room, the stairs up, and the cap on top.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram is two words pushed together, 10 letters: what the lamp produces, plus the building it lives in.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all six theme words.
SPANGRAM
LIGHTHOUSE
BEACONTheme word
DOMETheme word
GALLERYTheme word
LANTERNTheme word
STAIRCASETheme word
TOWERTheme word
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