Strands #689 Answer
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
NYT Strands #689 for Wednesday, January 21, 2026 has the theme โThat's not very politeโ. Its spangram is DONTBERUDE, and there are 7 theme words in all โ listed in full below. Need the current puzzle instead? See today's Strands.
Clue (theme)
โThat's not very politeโ
Spangram
DONTBERUDE
Theme words
BURPGLOATINTERRUPTPOINTSHOUTSTARETEASE
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