Strands · No. 935 · Thursday, September 24, 2026
NYT Strands #935 hints and answers
Today’s theme clue is “Just outside your door”. Hints for the theme and the spangram, one step at a time.
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0 of 7 theme words foundToday’s themeJust outside your door
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0 of 8 hints usedThe theme6 words✓ Solved
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Where the hose reaches and the kids disappear
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Things children play on or in outside the home: climbing, splashing, digging, bouncing, hideouts
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One theme word: TRAMPOLINE
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Theme words: FORT, POOL, SANDBOX, SWINGS, TRAMPOLINE, TREEHOUSE
The spangramTouches two sides✓ Solved
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The side the mail carrier never sees
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A compound term for the private grassy space behind a home, where all this play happens
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B _ _ _ _ _ _ D (8 letters)
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BACKYARD
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