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Strands answers for 20 September 2026

Sunday, 20 September 2026 · Puzzle 931

The clue was "Putting on airs". This page shows the answers in full.

Spangram

GRANDIOSITY

Theme words

BLUSTERBOASTBRAGFLEXGLOATPOSTURESTRUT

Trace words on today's board

This is today's board as the game shows it. Tap letters one after another to spell a word, then press Check. We will tell you if it is a theme word, the spangram, or neither. Words that are neither can still be real words, and the game counts those towards a hint.

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Each step shows a little more, from where the spangram starts up to whole words. Open only what you need.

  • Ring where the spangram starts
  • Ring where every theme word starts
  • Show the spangram
  • Reveal one theme word

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The hints we wrote

  1. The theme clue is "Putting on airs".
  2. There are 7 theme words plus the spangram. The theme words have 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7 letters.
  3. The spangram has 11 letters. It starts with G and ends with Y.
  4. The theme words start with these letters: B, B, B, F, G, P, S.

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Questions, answered briefly

What were the Strands answers for 20 September 2026?

The spangram was GRANDIOSITY. The theme words were BLUSTER, BOAST, BRAG, FLEX, GLOAT, POSTURE, STRUT.

What was the theme?

The clue was "Putting on airs".

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