Strands · Hints and answers

Strands hints and answers for Monday, November 2, 2026

NYT theme clue: "High and mighty" · Edited by Tracy Bennett

Today's Strands board climbs: seven theme words for the high places of a mountain landscape - cliffs, glaciers, ridges and the snow on top - plus a spangram that names the very top in two plain words joined into one.

Hints, in order

Hint 0 of 3

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Hint 1 of 3

Take the clue literally: every theme word belongs up a mountain - the landforms you cross, the ice you meet, and the white stuff near the top.

Hint 2 of 3

The seven words are CLIFF, GLACIER, PEAK, RIDGE, SADDLE, SNOW and SUMMIT. The odd one out is SADDLE - on a mountain it is the low dip between two peaks, the pass you cross to get from one side to the other.

Hint 3 of 3 - Spangram

The spangram is eleven letters and reads as two everyday words joined together: the top of a mountain, said as plainly as it can be said.

Spangram and theme words

The spangram first, then all seven theme words.

SPANGRAM

MOUNTAINTOP

CLIFFTheme word

GLACIERTheme word

PEAKTheme word

RIDGETheme word

SADDLETheme word

SNOWTheme word

SUMMITTheme word

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