The Spangram is a distinctive element in the NYT Strands puzzle—a long word or phrase that stretches from one side of the grid to the other. It reflects the puzzle’s central theme and often offers valuable insight for solving the rest of the board.

There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list,