Strands Hint and Answers for Monday, August 31, 2026
Monday, August 31, 2026/puzzle #911
Today's New York Times Strands clue, spangram and complete word list for Monday, August 31, 2026. The theme hint comes first and is often enough on its own; the spangram is revealed separately, so you can unstick yourself without spoiling the rest of the board.
Play it first0/6 words / spangram hidden
Today’s clue: With a little elbow grease
Tap connecting letters
Hints before the answers
- Today's clue is "With a little elbow grease".
- There are 6 theme words plus the spangram.
- The spangram has 9 letters.
- One theme word starts with B.
Today's spangram
Reveal itPartial spoiler
POWERWASH9 letters
All 7 answers
Every answerHide
- BLEACH
- CLEANSER
- DETERGENT
- SCRUB
- SOAP
- SOLVENT
- POWERWASH
The other games today
Spelling Bee LiveToday's answersLetter Boxed LiveToday's answersConnections LiveToday's answersWordle LiveToday's answers
Recent puzzles
Every past puzzle stays online. Browse the full Strands archive.
October 3 6 answersOctober 2 6 answersOctober 1 6 answersSeptember 30 8 answersSeptember 29 7 answersSeptember 28 8 answers
Questions
What is the Strands spangram for Monday, August 31, 2026?
The spangram is POWERWASH.
What are the Strands answers for Monday, August 31, 2026?
The Monday, August 31, 2026 puzzle contains 7 words: BLEACH, CLEANSER, DETERGENT, SCRUB, SOAP, SOLVENT, POWERWASH.