NYT Strands Hints and Answers for February 10, 2026 (#709)
Spoiler-safe hints for the NYT Strands puzzle of February 10, 2026: the theme clue first, then first letters, word lengths, the spangram, and the full grid.
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Hints for February 10, 2026, one rung at a time
ThemeToday’s theme
It's on the house
Today’s theme is “It's on the house”. All 6 theme words fit that idea — and the spangram names it outright.
Hint 2First letters
Sorted alphabetically, the first letters are B, C, S, S, V, W. Two of them start with the same letter (S).
Hint 3Word lengths
The theme words are 4, 5, 5, 5, 6 and 9 letters long. The shortest is 4 letters, the longest 9.
SpangramThe spangram
SIDINGMATERIAL
It is a single word of 14 letters and it touches two opposite sides of the board.
Starts with S, ends with L.
AnswersAll theme words
- WOOD4 letters
- BRICK5 letters
- STONE5 letters
- VINYL5 letters
- STUCCO6 letters
- COMPOSITE9 letters
BoardThe completed grid
Theme wordSpangramEach line follows one word; the small number is that letter’s place in it.