Strands · Hints and answers
Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 24, 2026
Saturday's Strands board is a chore day: seven theme words, every one of them part of the same household routine, plus the spangram that names the day itself.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Think wash day: the whole routine, from hamper to closet.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word belongs to doing laundry: what you carry the clothes in, what you wash in, what you wash with, and what you dry and press with.
Hint 3 of 3 - Spangram
The spangram is two words pushed together, and it names the chore itself: the day this whole board is about.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all seven theme words.
SPANGRAM
LAUNDRYDAY
BASKETTheme word
DETERGENTTheme word
DRYERTheme word
IRONTheme word
RACKTheme word
SINKTheme word
WASHERTheme word
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