Strands hint today (November 11): theme, spangram and answers

Today's Strands clue is "Work it out". Here is what it points to, with each answer hidden so you can stop when you are ready. Everything was checked against the official puzzle for November 11, 2026.

What the theme means

The clue is about exercise at the gym. The theme words are parts of the body you train.

Spangram hint

The spangram is two words, 11 letters in total, and names a set of body parts you train together.

Show the spangram

MUSCLEGROUP

Theme word hints

The 6 theme words have 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 letters.

• The front of your upper arm, flexed to show off.
• The backs of your thighs, often pulled by sprinters.
• Gym slang for the wide muscles of your back.
• The side muscles of your stomach, worked by twists.
• Gym slang for your chest muscles.
• Gym slang for the fronts of your thighs.

Show all 6 theme words

BICEPS, HAMSTRINGS, LATS, OBLIQUES, PECS, QUADS

Yesterday's Strands answers

Show the November 10 answers

The clue was "Influentially online". The spangram was CONTENTCREATOR, and the theme words were DEMO, REACTION, REVIEW, SKIT, TUTORIAL, VLOG.

Recent Strands hints

• Strands #982 hints, November 10

How Strands works

Strands gives you a grid of letters and a one-line clue. Find the theme words by connecting letters in any direction, including diagonally. Every letter is used exactly once, and the spangram runs from one side of the board to the opposite side.

How to find the rest faster

Several answers are gym slang, so look for short four-letter words too, not only full anatomy names.

Also try the Wordle hints and Connections hints for November 11.

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