Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2, #913

Today’s Strands puzzle features a tricky topic and at least one very long word that may be tough to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on. Hint for today’s Strands puzzle Today’s Strands theme is: All will be revealed If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Now I see it. Clue words to unlock in-game hints Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work: TIME, MARE, TARE, MAIL, RAIL, TOME, TOMES, FACE, FACES, RACE, RACES, MART These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: ARISE, EMERGE, SURFACE, MANIFEST, MATERIALIZE Today’s Strands spangram The completed NYT Strands puzzle for Sept. 2, 2026.NYT/Screenshot by CNET Today’s Strands spangram is COMETOLIGHT. To find it, start with the C that’s four letters to the right on the bottom row, and wind up. Get CNET's top-rated VPN for privacy and usability CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The Totally Sweet '90s." She's been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She's Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she'll be first in line. See full bio The Latest from Gael Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2, #913 Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 2, #709 Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 2, #1179