📅Strands Hints for January 21, 2026
Looking for help with today's NYT Strands puzzle? You're in the right place. Below are today's hint, the Spangram clue, and theme word nudges to help you solve it — without giving it all away immediately.
Theme: That's not very polite
Hint: A social etiquette lesson, with a spangram that reminds us to mind our manners.
Spangram:
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💡Theme Word Hints
Here are subtle nudges for some of the theme words in today's puzzle:
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📝What is Strands?
Strands is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times, where you connect letters to form theme-related words and a special Spangram that touches two opposite sides of the board.
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