NYT Strands Answer Today (#940) – 29 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 #940 (published 29 Sep 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Have a heart
General Hints
- This body system carries oxygen and nutrients to every corner of you, tirelessly, beat after beat.
- Think about what a doctor checks first with a stethoscope, or with two fingers pressed to your wrist.
- The puzzle’s long spangram names the entire system that keeps everything else in this grid moving.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 14 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 C and ends with R.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): C___R
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___Y
- Word 2: A___M
- Word 3: B___D
- Word 4: P___E
- Word 5: P___E
- Word 6: V___N
Spangram preview: C___R
Spangram
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CARDIOVASCULAR
Spangram Definition
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CARDIOVASCULAR — Relating to the heart and the network of blood vessels that move blood through the body.
Example: “Her doctor said her cardiovascular health had improved after months of daily walks.”
Sample Words
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- BLOOD
- PULSE
Full Solution
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Theme: Have a heart
Spangram: CARDIOVASCULAR
All words:
- ARTERY
- ATRIUM
- BLOOD
- PRESSURE
- PULSE
- VEIN
- CARDIOVASCULAR (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- ARTERY — A thick-walled blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
- ATRIUM — One of the two upper chambers of the heart that receives incoming blood.
- BLOOD — The fluid that circulates through the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients and carrying away waste.
- PRESSURE — The force blood exerts against the walls of the vessels as the heart pumps it around the body.
- PULSE — The rhythmic throbbing of an artery that can be felt as the heart beats.
- VEIN — A blood vessel that carries blood back toward the heart.
- CARDIOVASCULAR — Relating to the heart and the network of blood vessels that move blood through the body.
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