August 17, 2026#897archive
NYT Strands — August 17, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid is all about the parts of your body that bend and flex.
Hint 2 of 5
Every non-spangram word names a place on the body where two bones meet and let you move.
Hint 3 of 5
One entry is where your hand meets your arm; another is what cracks when you make a fist and pop it.
Hint 4 of 5
The spangram is the general term for all these bending points.
Hint 5 of 5
Look for ANKLE, ELBOW, KNEE, KNUCKLE, NECK, SHOULDER and WRIST, all spanned by BODYJOINTS.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
On a bender
BODYJOINTS
ANKLE · ELBOW · KNEE · KNUCKLE · NECK · SHOULDER · WRIST
This puzzle by the numbers
- 10 letters
- 7
Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.
