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NYT Strands — September 18, 2026

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Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's grid is full of words for a formal agreement between two or more parties.

Hint 2 of 5

Every non-spangram word describes a binding arrangement people or nations commit to.

Hint 3 of 5

One entry is a legally binding document between businesses; another is a solemn promise or agreement, often between nations.

Hint 4 of 5

The spangram is the phrase you'd say when striking an agreement with someone.

Hint 5 of 5

Look for AGREEMENT, CONTRACT, COVENANT, PACT and TREATY, all spanned by LETSMAKEADEAL.

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Theme

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Spangram

LETSMAKEADEAL

Theme words

AGREEMENT · CONTRACT · COVENANT · PACT · TREATY

This puzzle by the numbers

Spangram length
13 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.