Strands Puzzle Overview
Here is the NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today’s Strands answers for puzzle No. 979 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
Hints and Theme
Today’s Strands theme is In the blink of an eye.
Here is a helpful hint: So speedy!
Clue Words
Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you are stuck, finding any words of four letters or more will help reveal theme words.
Examples of valid auxiliary words include WHAT, WHATS, SLUR, SLURS, HURRY, STRUT, STRUTS, TRUE, HEAT, and HEATS.
Puzzle Solutions
These are the answers that tie into the theme. When you have all of them including the spangram, every letter on the board will be used.
The nonspangram answers are ZOOM, RUSH, FLASH, WHOOSH, WHIZ, HURTLE, and STREAK.
Spangram Solution
Today’s Strands spangram is WHATSTHEHURRY. To find it, look for the W that is four letters down on the far-left row, and wind over and up.
