NYT Strands answers for today and every past puzzle

Yesterday's Strands puzzle

Looking for yesterday's NYT Strands hints or answers? Open game #941 from September 30, 2026 on its permanent page. The complete solution is hidden until you request it.

Find Strands answers for today, yesterday, or any past puzzle

You do not have to guess a URL to reach a specific day. This hub links to every puzzle the guide has verified, so the fastest route is to decide what you remember about the puzzle and then use the matching method below.

• Today's puzzle: open today's NYT Strands hints. This is today's verified puzzle. It uses the same progressive hints as every other date.
• A puzzle from a day or two ago: scan the newest month in the calendar below and pick the date. If you played the puzzle yesterday, its page is already permanent here and will not move when the next puzzle is published.
• A puzzle you played weeks or months ago: use the month headings. Months run newest first, and every entry shows the puzzle date, game number, and published clue so you can confirm you have the right board before revealing anything.
• A puzzle you only know by number: match the game number shown in each calendar entry. The numbering section below explains how the numbers line up with dates if you are unsure.

Strands Guide keeps the current puzzle and past puzzles apart on purpose. A dated address never turns into a different board, so a link you saved, sent to a friend, or found in a search result keeps pointing at the same puzzle. That is also why the newest page is only ever the latest record rather than a rotating page that overwrites its own history.

How Strands game numbers and dates line up

Every puzzle has two identifiers, and they are both useful. The date tells you when the puzzle was published, and the game number tells you how far along the series is. This archive lists both, because a puzzle shared in a message may be described either way.

The numbers run in order without gaps, so an earlier date always carries a lower game number. That relationship is what makes a date-first archive workable: if you know you played roughly a week ago, scanning a short run of dates is enough to find the exact record, and the game number confirms it. The coverage panel above shows the earliest and latest verified records with the current total, so you can see at a glance whether a puzzle you are looking for exists here yet.

When you open a dated page, its heading repeats both the date and the game number. Check those two values against whatever you were told. If the date matches but the number does not, you are looking at a different puzzle in the series, and it is worth going back to the calendar rather than reading hints for the wrong board.

Common questions about the NYT Strands answers archive

Do you keep the answers for every past puzzle?

Every date listed in the calendar has its own permanent page with its hints and its complete verified solution. Nothing is removed when a newer puzzle arrives.

Can I see the answers for today as well as older puzzles?

Yes. The newest record in this archive is today's puzzle when a new one has been published, and older records stay exactly where they were. Past and current puzzles use the same progressive layout.

Why is a puzzle missing from the calendar?

A date appears only after its source record is fetched, validated against the board, and published. If a date is absent, the guide has not verified that puzzle yet rather than hidden an existing answer.

Can I read spoilers one step at a time?

Yes. Each dated page separates the published theme clue, the spangram pattern, the answer-length patterns, and the complete solution into their own steps, so you can stop as soon as you can continue on your own.

Is this archive affiliated with The New York Times?

No. Strands Guide is an independent help site and is not affiliated with The New York Times. NYT and Strands are trademarks of The New York Times Company.