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NYT Strands Hints & Answers for May 8, 2026 (Puzzle #969)

Puzzle #969Fri, May 8, 20265 theme wordsSpangram: 12 lettersTheme: Garden variety

Puzzle #969 (May 8, 2026) had the theme “Garden variety”. Its spangram was RUNOFTHEMILL — a single 12-letter word, running top to bottom.

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Word 15 letters

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Word 38 letters

Word 410 letters

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CRUNIAISBOCSSEAFTOTDEPHRRIAMEPRONIOMDINLCMYRALNO

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Spangram RUNOFTHEMILL

  • BASIC
  • COMMON
  • ORDINARY
  • PEDESTRIAN
  • PROSAIC