Strands · Hints and answers
Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026
Today's Strands board is all about how things are put together. There are four theme words plus the spangram, the long word that runs from one side of the board to the other.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Think construction, from the ground up.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is part of how something is put together or held up: the frame, the supports, the bones of the thing.
Hint 3 of 3 - Spangram
One long word runs edge to edge and names what everything else rests on. It is also a word for a base layer in makeup, and for an endowment that funds a cause.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all four theme words.
SPANGRAM
FOUNDATIONS
FRAMEWORKTheme word
SCAFFOLDINGTheme word
SKELETONTheme word
STRUCTURETheme word
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