NYT Strands October 28 2026 Answers

Todays theme and starting board, spoiler free hints, then the spangram and every theme word when you are ready.

Puzzle 969By Christina IversonEdited by Tracy Bennett
TODAYS THEME
“Comedy club”
THE BOARD
ISSEORTCKNVPSLSISMPAFAUITEKRBYCHSCENUQSRBNEELUFU
HINTS, NO SPOILERS
The spangram has 13 letters and starts with F
There are 5 theme words besides the spangram
SPANGRAM
FUNNYBUSINESS
THEME WORDS
BURLESQUEFARCEIMPROVSKETCHSLAPSTICK
Checked against the official NYT Strands solution
HOW STRANDS WORKS

Strands is the NYT daily word search twist: find the theme words hidden in the 6 by 8 board. Letters connect in any direction and every letter gets used exactly once. The spangram describes the theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. Play free at nytimes.com.

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