Strands NYT Hints, Spangram, and Answer for Today, November 12, 2026
This article provides hints and solutions for the New York Times 'Strands' puzzle for November 12, 2026. It includes the theme 'Facing the music' and identifies the spangram as 'AUDIENCE'.
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If you're looking for hints and answers for Strands for Thursday, November 12, 2026, read on - I'll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme "Facing the music."For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as well, in case you want to know what you missed in a previous puzzle. (If you play Wordle or Connections, check out our hints for those games, too.) Below, I'll give you some oblique hints at today's Strands answers. And farther down the page, I'll reveal the spangram and the answers. Scroll slowly and take just the hints you need!
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