Strands · Hints and answers
Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Wednesday's Strands board is a trip to the top of the house: five theme words for things stored away up high, plus the spangram that names the place itself.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
The theme clue points up: think of the room at the very top of a house.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is something stored up there: what you pack things in, what you travel with, and what you keep from your school days.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram is three words pushed together, and it says exactly where all of this is kept.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all five theme words.
SPANGRAM
INTHEATTIC
BOXESTheme word
DECORATIONSTheme word
LUGGAGETheme word
TRUNKSTheme word
YEARBOOKSTheme word
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