NYT Strands Answer Today (#930) – 19 Sep 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Strands
- Today’s Theme
- General Hints
- Spangram Length
- Spangram Orientation
- Spangram First & Last Letters
- First & Last Letters of All Words
- Spangram (Click to Reveal)
- Spangram Definition (Click to Reveal)
- Sample Words (Click to Reveal)
- Full Solution (Click to Reveal)
- Definitions of All Words (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Strands
Puzzle #930 (published 19 Sep 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Shiver me timbers!
General Hints
- This one leans into a swashbuckling vocabulary you might hear from a certain seafaring subculture.
- Today’s theme celebrates a holiday where everyone briefly adopts a rough, salty way of speaking.
- Expect exclamations and rallying cries you’d shout from the deck of a ship, not a boardroom.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 15 letters and appears in the grid as one unbroken string (no spaces).
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs horizontally, touching the left and right sides of the grid.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with T and ends with E.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): T___E
Note: We always display first/last letters as X___Y with three underscores, regardless of true length.
First & Last Letters of All Words
- Word 1: A___R
- Word 2: A___T
- Word 3: H___S
- Word 4: M___Y
- Word 5: S___Y
- Word 6: Y___O
Spangram preview: T___E
Spangram
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TALKLIKEAPIRATE
Spangram Definition
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TALKLIKEAPIRATE — The spangram, nodding to the playful holiday tradition of speaking like a buccaneer for a day.
Example: “The whole crew decided to talk like a pirate for the office holiday, complete with ‘ahoy’ greetings and eye patches.”
Sample Words
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- AVAST
- SAVVY
Full Solution
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Theme: Shiver me timbers!
Spangram: TALKLIKEAPIRATE
All words:
- ARRR
- AVAST
- HEARTIES
- MATEY
- SAVVY
- YOHOHO
- TALKLIKEAPIRATE (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- ARRR — A growling exclamation used to sound gruff and swashbuckling.
- AVAST — A nautical command meaning ‘stop’ or ‘pay attention.’
- HEARTIES — An affectionate term for one’s crew or companions.
- MATEY — A casual, friendly term for a fellow crewmate.
- SAVVY — A check-in word meaning ‘understand?’ or ‘got it?’
- YOHOHO — A jaunty exclamation associated with sea shanties and revelry.
- TALKLIKEAPIRATE — The spangram, nodding to the playful holiday tradition of speaking like a buccaneer for a day.
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