NYT Strands Answer Today (#935) – 24 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 #935 (published 24 Sep 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Just Outside Your Door
General Hints
- Everything in today’s grid could turn up within a few steps of your back door — think outdoor recreation, not indoor furniture.
- One entry doubles as a term for an isolated testing environment when it isn’t full of loose grit.
- The title word for this puzzle names the whole stretch of land that ties every other answer together.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 8 letters and is one word.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram runs horizontal, touching the left and right sides of the grid.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with B and ends with D.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): B___D
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: F___T
- Word 2: P___L
- Word 3: S___X
- Word 4: S___S
- Word 5: T___E
- Word 6: T___E
Spangram preview: B___D
Spangram
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BACKYARD
Spangram Definition
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BACKYARD — The stretch of outdoor land directly behind a house, commonly used for play, gardening, or gathering.
Example: “We spent the whole summer fixing up the deck and garden out back.”
Sample Words
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- POOL
- TREEHOUSE
Full Solution
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Theme: Just Outside Your Door
Spangram: BACKYARD
All words:
- FORT
- POOL
- SANDBOX
- SWINGS
- TRAMPOLINE
- TREEHOUSE
- BACKYARD (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- FORT — A small defensive structure, or in backyard terms, a simple wood or plastic play structure kids climb into.
- POOL — A constructed basin filled with water for swimming or cooling off on a hot day.
- SANDBOX — A shallow container filled with sand where children dig, build, and play.
- SWINGS — Suspended seats hung from a frame or branch that let a rider move back and forth through the air.
- TRAMPOLINE — A tough fabric surface stretched over a springed frame that launches a jumper into the air.
- TREEHOUSE — A small structure built up in the branches or trunk of a tree, often used as a kids’ hideout.
- BACKYARD — The stretch of outdoor land directly behind a house, commonly used for play, gardening, or gathering.
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