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Strands answers for 21 September 2026

Monday, 21 September 2026 · Puzzle 932

The clue was "It's back!". This page shows the answers in full.

Spangram

NINETIESTREND

Theme words

GRUNGELYCRANEONSCRUNCHIESTRACKSUITS

Trace words on today's board

This is today's board as the game shows it. Tap letters one after another to spell a word, then press Check. We will tell you if it is a theme word, the spangram, or neither. Words that are neither can still be real words, and the game counts those towards a hint.

Tap a letter to start

Need a hand on the board?

Each step shows a little more, from where the spangram starts up to whole words. Open only what you need.

  • Ring where the spangram starts
  • Ring where every theme word starts
  • Show the spangram
  • Reveal one theme word

Want every word on the board, not just the theme? Open this board in the Strands solver.

The hints we wrote

  1. The theme clue is "It's back!".
  2. There are 5 theme words plus the spangram. The theme words have 4, 5, 6, 10, 10 letters.
  3. The spangram has 13 letters. It starts with N and ends with D.
  4. The theme words start with these letters: G, L, N, S, T.

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Questions, answered briefly

What were the Strands answers for 21 September 2026?

The spangram was NINETIESTREND. The theme words were GRUNGE, LYCRA, NEON, SCRUNCHIES, TRACKSUITS.

What was the theme?

The clue was "It's back!".

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