What are today's Strands answers (2026-10-22)?

Today's Strands theme is "Pruning Time" with 8 theme words plus the spangram. The full list is shown below.

What is today's Strands spangram?

The spangram is the edge-to-edge word that ties the theme together — it spans the grid from one side to the opposite side. Today's spangram is 9 letters long; see the list below.

How many theme words are there today?

8 theme words today, plus 1 spangram. All cells on the 6×8 grid are used exactly once between the theme words and the spangram.

Strands is a daily word-search puzzle on a 6×8 grid. Every cell is used exactly once by either a theme word or the spangram. Trace bent paths — cells connect horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

STRANDS · №1951 · 2026-10-22

Strands answers — 2026-10-22

Theme: Pruning Time

Full list of today's Strands theme words and the spangram. 8 theme words plus the spangram, on a 6×8 grid.

Spangram

prune back

Theme words (8)

bark
branch
cane
hedge
prune
sharpen
stem
twig