NYT Strands Stats
A quick look at the puzzles in our Strands archive — useful if you're curious how tough today's board might be, or if you want a citeable snapshot of recent Strands trends. Numbers update automatically as we add each day's puzzle.
Archive coverage
- 21 puzzles indexed
- Puzzle numbers #820 through #840
- Dates from June 1, 2026 to June 21, 2026
Each puzzle also has a permanent date URL (for example
/strands/2026-06-03) that redirects to its puzzle-number
page.
Spangrams
- Average spangram length: 10.5 letters
- Longest in archive: 15 letters (#821)
- Shortest in archive: 7 letters (#832)
Theme words & difficulty
- Average theme words per puzzle (excluding spangram): 6.1
- Average in-game hint words listed per puzzle: 7.5
| Difficulty | Puzzles |
|---|---|
| Easy | 7 |
| Medium | 13 |
| Hard | 1 |
Find a specific puzzle
Search by puzzle number (/strands/822), written date slug
(/strands/2026-06-03), or browse the
full archive. Today's board is always at
/strands.
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