For Thursday, September 10, 2026, NYT Strands puzzle #921 has the theme “Victory lap.” The spangram is WE HAVE A WINNER, and the six theme words are CROWN, LAURELS, MEDAL, PENNANT, PRIZE and TROPHY. The year matters: the September 10, 2025 puzzle was a different game.
Today’s Strands theme
The theme for September 10, 2026, is “Victory lap.” The answers are words for awards and symbols of winning. If you want to keep solving without seeing the full solution, use the theme as a nudge before opening the answer list below.
Hints for the September 10 puzzle
A verified, progressive hint sequence is not available for this puzzle. The theme itself—“Victory lap”—is the supported clue; no additional hints are included here so as not to invent clues that may not match the board.
Spoilers: spangram and all answers
Spangram: WE HAVE A WINNER. The answer listing writes it without spaces as WEHAVEAWINNER.
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- CROWN
- LAURELS
- MEDAL
- PENNANT
- PRIZE
- TROPHY
Check the date and year
This answer guide is for Thursday, September 10, 2026, puzzle #921. The September 10, 2025 puzzle was #556, with the theme “Keep it classy,” so its answers do not apply to today’s board. TechRadar’s September 10, 2025 answer guide identifies that earlier puzzle.
The 2026 theme and full answer list are reported by Walkthroughs.net’s date-specific Strands listing; Parade’s September 10, 2026 guide also gives the “Victory lap” theme and spangram.
