Strands — October 25, 2026
Puzzle #966 · Theme: Something to build on · Today’s answers and hints, with the spangram kept below the hints.
Today’s board is a construction site in word form — everything on it holds something else up. Hints first, then the spangram and theme words.
Hints for today’s Strands
Gentle nudge: Put on a hard hat: think building sites, scaffolding and the parts of a structure you never see once it is finished.
Stronger hint: Every theme word names a support or an underlying framework — for a building, a body, or even an idea.
Reveal: The spangram names what a house stands on, in the plural, and runs across the board.
Today’s Strands answer
Spoiler warning: The answer is in the box below. Stop here if you still want to solve it yourself.
Spangram: FOUNDATIONS. Theme words: FRAMEWORK, SCAFFOLDING, SKELETON, STRUCTURE.
Difficulty note: A tidy five-word board. Once FOUNDATIONS lands, the four supports fall quickly.
Yesterday’s answer: Yesterday’s Strands (#965, October 24, 2026): theme “Re-fresh-ing”, spangram LAUNDRYDAY, theme words BASKET, DETERGENT, DRYER, IRON, RACK, SINK, WASHER.
Frequently asked questions
What is today’s Strands spangram for October 25, 2026?
The spangram is FOUNDATIONS.
What are today’s Strands theme words?
FRAMEWORK, SCAFFOLDING, SKELETON and STRUCTURE, under the theme “Something to build on”.
What was yesterday’s Strands spangram?
Yesterday’s spangram was LAUNDRYDAY.
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