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Strands answers for 27 August 2026

Thursday, 27 August 2026 · Puzzle 907

The clue was "Spiraling definitions". This page shows the answers in full.

Spangram

WHATATWIST

Theme words

DANCEDISTORTIONHAIRSTYLESPRAINSURPRISE

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 "Spiraling definitions".
  2. There are 5 theme words plus the spangram. The theme words have 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 letters.
  3. The spangram has 10 letters. It starts with W and ends with T.
  4. The theme words start with these letters: D, D, H, S, S.

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Questions, answered briefly

What were the Strands answers for 27 August 2026?

The spangram was WHATATWIST. The theme words were DANCE, DISTORTION, HAIRSTYLE, SPRAIN, SURPRISE.

What was the theme?

The clue was "Spiraling definitions".

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