{"id":629108,"date":"2026-09-19T01:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629108\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T01:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:46:13","slug":"todays-nyt-strands-hints-answers-and-help-for-sept-19-930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/629108\/","title":{"rendered":"Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 19, #930"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Looking for the most recent NYT Strands puzzle answers? CNET publishes daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n

Strands is like a word find game, but without the list of words to find. Sometimes I see the theme and begin recognizing the answers right away. But for those times when I can\u2019t seem to manage this, there\u2019s a loophole: Strands lets you make as many words of four or more letters as you want. For every three of those words you find, the puzzle will highlight one of the answers. You\u2019re still going to have to unscramble that answer, though, which can be very tough.<\/p>\n

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ahoy, matey, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! That\u2019s a huge clue to the puzzle theme. Read on for hints and all the answers.<\/p>\n

Hint for today\u2019s Strands puzzle<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands theme is:\u00a0Shiver me timbers!<\/p>\n

If that doesn\u2019t help you, here\u2019s a clue: Walk the plank.<\/p>\n

Clue words to unlock in-game hints<\/p>\n

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle\u2019s theme. If you\u2019re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:<\/p>\n

STOAT, PEER, STALE, MOAT, PEAK, TOME, RATS, RATE<\/p>\n

Answers for today\u2019s Strands puzzle<\/p>\n

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the \u201cspangram,\u201d a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:<\/p>\n

ARRR, AVAST, MATEY, SAVVY, YOHOHO, HEARTIES<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands spangram<\/p>\n

\"TheThe completed NYT Strands puzzle for Sept. 19, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands spangram is TALKLIKEAPIRATE. To find it, start with the T that\u2019s the last letter on the far-left vertical row, and wind across.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.
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