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NYT Strands — September 12, 2026

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Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's grid is full of words for setting something free or letting it loose.

Hint 2 of 5

Every non-spangram word means to release, disconnect, or unbind something.

Hint 3 of 5

One entry means to detach or separate mentally or physically; another means to liberate from restraint.

Hint 4 of 5

The spangram is the phrase for finally releasing your grip on something you've been holding onto too tightly.

Hint 5 of 5

Look for DETACH, DISENGAGE, FREE, LIBERATE, RELEASE and UNLOOSE, all spanned by LETITGO.

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Theme

Don't obsess

Spangram

LETITGO

Theme words

DETACH · DISENGAGE · FREE · LIBERATE · RELEASE · UNLOOSE

This puzzle by the numbers

Spangram length
7 letters
Theme words to find
6

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.