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NYT Strands — September 4, 2026

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Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's grid is full of words describing someone who faces danger head-on.

Hint 2 of 5

Every non-spangram word describes bold, gutsy, or unafraid behavior.

Hint 3 of 5

One entry means bold and daring; another combines a body-part word with a quality of great courage.

Hint 4 of 5

The spangram names the kind of figure who saves the day.

Hint 5 of 5

Look for BRAVE, COURAGEOUS, FEARLESS, INTREPID and LIONHEARTED, all spanned by HEROES.

The answer — spoilers!

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Theme

To the rescue

Spangram

HEROES

Theme words

BRAVE · COURAGEOUS · FEARLESS · INTREPID · LIONHEARTED

This puzzle by the numbers

Spangram length
6 letters
Theme words to find
5

Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.

A tall Strands-style board six tiles wide, mostly blank, with two highlighted rows: a pink one spelling FLOWER right across the board and a shorter amber one spelling ROSE
On the Strands board the theme word and the shorter answers are traced straight through the letters. Example board, not today’s puzzle.