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NYT Strands Hints and Answers for September 25, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Today's NYT Strands theme clue is "1X1, etc..." and the answers all describe numbers, a puzzle Mashable notes will be easy for anyone good at math.
- The spangram for September 25, 2026 runs horizontally and reads "Square Numbers."
- The full word list includes Four, Nine, Twenty five, Thirty six, and Eighty one, a selection of perfect squares.
- Strands builds words from letters linked in eight directions, allows mid-word direction changes, and uses every letter in the grid.
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