Strands Hint

NYT Strands Hints & Answers for January 18, 2026 (Puzzle #853)

Puzzle #853Sun, Jan 18, 20266 theme wordsSpangram: 10 lettersTheme: Soft skills

Puzzle #853 (January 18, 2026) had the theme “Soft skills”. Its spangram was TEXTILEART — a single 10-letter word, running left to right.

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Word 18 letters

Word 27 letters

Word 39 letters

Word 44 letters

Word 55 letters

Word 65 letters

Today’s board

TLIHETQUCOPLTEXRPIEATCAQVEITEURWLINKEIEARTDORBME

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Spangram TEXTILEART

  • APPLIQUE
  • CROCHET
  • EMBROIDER
  • KNIT
  • QUILT
  • WEAVE