Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Today's Strands board is a workout in the most literal sense: every theme word names a muscle or a group of muscles a training plan would target, from the BICEPS at the front of the arm to the QUADS at the front of the thigh, and the six of them together read like the checklist on a gym whiteboard. The spangram names what all six of them are, in eleven letters stretched across the board from one side to the other. Three hints first, then the spangram and all six theme words waiting behind the tap below it, ready for you whenever you feel like playing along with the board today at your own pace.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Stay literal about the theme: the clue is about physical exercise. Every theme word names a muscle or set of muscles, the kind a workout plan lists by name.
The six words are BICEPS, HAMSTRINGS, LATS, OBLIQUES, PECS and QUADS. Between them they cover the body: the arm, the back of the thigh, the broad back muscle, the side of the waist, the chest, and the front of the thigh.
The spangram is eleven letters and reads as two everyday words joined together: the name for the collection these six words all belong to.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all six theme words.