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Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Today's Strands board is crawling, literally: six theme words for unwelcome household pests, plus the spangram, the long word that runs from one side of the board to the other and names the person you call about them when they show up uninvited.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
The clue riffs on a famous movie catchphrase, but the caller here is not chasing ghosts: think small invaders in kitchens, walls and wood.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word is a pest: two rodents, and four insects, including the ones that eat wood, ride on pets and infest old houses.
Hint 3 of 3 - Spangram
One long word runs edge to edge and names the professional who removes all of them. It starts with EX- and ends with -TOR.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all six theme words.
SPANGRAM
EXTERMINATOR
ANTSTheme word
COCKROACHESTheme word
MICETheme word
RATSTheme word
TERMITESTheme word
TICKSTheme word
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