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Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026

NYT theme clue: "Something to build on" · Edited by Tracy Bennett

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 3

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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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