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Strands #898 Answer

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

NYT Strands #898 for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 has the theme โ€œFool me once ...โ€. Its spangram is CHARLATAN, and there are 6 theme words in all โ€” listed in full below. Need the current puzzle instead? See today's Strands.

Clue (theme)

โ€œFool me once ...โ€

Spangram
CHARLATAN

Theme words

BAMBOOZLEBILKDECEIVEDUPEHOODWINKMISLEAD

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