NYT Strands Daily Solution
Here’s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 964 on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
Today's Puzzle Theme
Today’s Strands theme is “None of your beeswax!”
And here’s a hint: MYOB.
Strategy for In-Game Hints
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re 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:
• SING, GOOP, BONG, PONG, PING, RING, DING, YETI, GOON, BEAVER, BEAVERS
Full List of Theme Words
These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, 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:
• NOSY, PRYING, SNOOPY, INQUISITIVE, EAVESDROPPING
Locating the Spangram
Today’s Strands spangram is BUSYBODY. To find it, start with the B that’s the first letter on the top row, and wind down and right diagonally.
