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Strands Theme Explorer

Study how NYT Strands themes are trending across the archive. This page groups puzzles by category, difficulty, and clue style so you can spot patterns in the way Strands is built.

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Search every Strands theme by clue, answer words, or spangram. Filter by category or difficulty when you want to study one slice of the archive.

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Nov 11, 2024Category ListMedium

To your health!

Theme words

DENTISTDOCTORNURSEPHARMACISTSURGEON

Spangram: MEDICALCAREER

Nov 10, 2024Category ListMedium

Nice fit

Theme words

BIRTHDAYBUSINESSCIVILJUMPLEISURESTRONG

Spangram: WELLSUITED

Nov 9, 2024Category ListEasy

Generation jam

Theme words

BLURNIRVANAOASISPAVEMENTSUBLIMETOOL

Spangram: NINETIESBANDS

Nov 8, 2024Category ListMedium

👋👏🤝🤏✌️☝️✊🙏

Theme words

CLAPFISTPEACEPINCHPOINTPRAYSHAKEWAVE

Spangram: HANDGESTURES

Nov 7, 2024Category ListMedium

Extremely online

Theme words

COMMENTFOLLOWLIKEPOSTREPORTSHARETWEET

Spangram: SOCIALMEDIA

Nov 6, 2024Category ListMedium

Strumming right along ...

Theme words

BANJOGUITARHARPMANDOLINSITARUKULELEVIOLIN

Spangram: STRINGY

Nov 5, 2024Category ListMedium

More than just sports

Theme words

BANDCHOIRDEBATEDRAMAORCHESTRAYEARBOOK

Spangram: AFTERSCHOOL

Nov 4, 2024Category ListMedium

In a(n) ...

Theme words

FLASHINSTANTJIFFYMINUTEMOMENTSECONDTICK

Spangram: SMALLTIME

Nov 3, 2024Category ListEasy

In my kingdom

Theme words

CLASSDOMAINFAMILYGENUSORDERPHYLUMSPECIES

Spangram: TAXONOMY

Nov 2, 2024Category ListEasy

Good on paper

Theme words

PENCILSPRINTERRULERSCISSORSSTAPLER

Spangram: OFFICESUPPLIES

Nov 1, 2024Category ListEasy

Strategy game

Theme words

BISHOPBOARDKINGKNIGHTPAWNQUEENROOKTIMER

Spangram: CHECKMATE

Oct 31, 2024Category ListEasy

Trick or treat!

Theme words

CLOWNGHOSTMUMMYPIRATEPRINCESSPUMPKINWITCH

Spangram: COSTUME

Oct 30, 2024Category ListMedium

How sweet!

Theme words

CHOCOLATEGUMDROPLICORICELOLLIPOPTOFFEE

Spangram: CANDYSTORE

Oct 29, 2024Category ListMedium

You and me

Theme words

BESTIECOMPANIONFRIENDPARTNERSIDEKICK

Spangram: TOGETHERNESS

Oct 28, 2024Category ListMedium

Fall fun

Theme words

APPLESCIDERDOUGHNUTSHAYRIDESMAZEPUMPKINS

Spangram: ORCHARDS

Oct 27, 2024Category ListMedium

Best of the best

Theme words

CLASSCREAMCROPHEADLIFELITTERPARTYPICK

Spangram: PERFECTPAIR

Oct 26, 2024Category ListMedium

Sing-song

Theme words

ARIABALLADJINGLELULLABYSHANTYSPIRITUAL

Spangram: VOCALMUSIC

Oct 25, 2024Category ListEasy

Make some noise!

Theme words

BARKCHIRPGROWLGRUNTMEOWPURRSQUAWKSQUEAK

Spangram: PETSOUNDS

Oct 24, 2024Category ListMedium

My cup of tea

Theme words

ANISECARDAMOMCINNAMONCLOVENUTMEGPEPPER

Spangram: MASALACHAI

Oct 23, 2024Category ListMedium

On the road

Theme words

BUMPCONSTRUCTIONDETOURMERGESTOPYIELD

Spangram: TRAFFICSIGNS

Oct 22, 2024Category ListMedium

Cool color!

Theme words

AZURECOBALTINDIGONAVYPERIWINKLETURQUOISE

Spangram: THEBLUES

Oct 21, 2024Category ListEasy

We're in this together

Theme words

COLONYFLOCKHERDKNOTPACKPRIDESCHOOLSWARM

Spangram: GROUPNAME

Oct 20, 2024Category ListMedium

Make yourself at home

Theme words

FIREPLACEOTTOMANRECLINERSHELFSOFATABLE

Spangram: LIVINGROOM

Oct 19, 2024Category ListMedium

Turn it up a notch

Theme words

FIZZKICKOOMPHPIZZAZZSPARKVERVEZING

Spangram: EXTRASOMETHING

Oct 18, 2024Category ListEasy

All wrapped up

Theme words

EMPANADAGYOZAPIEROGIRAVIOLISAMOSAWONTON

Spangram: DUMPLINGS

Oct 17, 2024Category ListMedium

Dream teams

Theme words

DRAFTMATCHUPSROSTERSTANDINGSWAIVERS

Spangram: FANTASYLEAGUE

Oct 16, 2024Category ListMedium

How Poe-tic

Theme words

DREARYMIDNIGHTNEVERMOREPONDEREDWEAKWEARY

Spangram: THERAVEN

Oct 15, 2024Category ListMedium

Beast mode

Theme words

FEATHERHAIRHORNSCALESHELLTAILWING

Spangram: CREATUREFEATURE

Oct 14, 2024Category ListMedium

Get out of here!

Theme words

BOXESBUNGEECRATEDOLLYFOAMSTRAPTAPETRUCK

Spangram: MOVINGDAY

Oct 13, 2024Category ListMedium

Time to get cozy

Theme words

CARDIGANFLANNELFLEECESCARFSWEATERVEST

Spangram: FALLFASHION

Theme category frequency

Category List

872 puzzles

Food & Drink

26 puzzles

Science & Nature

13 puzzles

Pop Culture

11 puzzles

Sports

8 puzzles

Wordplay

7 puzzles

Language

5 puzzles

History

1 puzzle

Difficulty mix

Medium

674 puzzles

Easy

240 puzzles

Hard

29 puzzles

Theme-word length distribution

5-letter words

1342 total

6-letter words

1204 total

4-letter words

966 total

7-letter words

954 total

8-letter words

578 total

9-letter words

369 total

10-letter words

206 total

11-letter words

83 total

12-letter words

23 total

13-letter words

6 total

14-letter words

1 total

15-letter words

1 total

Theme categories and difficulty bands are classified automatically from each puzzle's clue, spangram, and theme words. They are pattern-finding aids, not official NYT editorial labels.

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