Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 29, 2026
Today's Strands board is the witches' scene from Macbeth, two days before Halloween: eight theme words for what goes into the brew and what the pot does - fire and bubble are named in the chant itself - plus the spangram, the big iron vessel it all boils in.
Hints, in order
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The clue is a direct quote: Shakespeare's witches, chanting over their brew. Think spells, Halloween and a pot on the fire.
Every theme word belongs to the brew: the fire under the pot and the bubbling on top, plus the creatures and parts that go in - a lizard, a newt, a snake, a worm, blood and a tongue.
One eight-letter word runs edge to edge and names the big iron pot the witches stir. It starts with C and ends with N.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all eight theme words.