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Strands #717 Answer

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

NYT Strands #717 for Wednesday, February 18, 2026 has the theme โ€œCold competitionโ€. Its spangram is WINTERSPORTS, and there are 5 theme words in all โ€” listed in full below. Need the current puzzle instead? See today's Strands.

Clue (theme)

โ€œCold competitionโ€

Spangram
WINTERSPORTS

Theme words

BOBSLEDCURLINGHOCKEYLUGESNOWBOARDING

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