#846Saturday, June 27, 2026
Strands answers for June 27, 2026 — “Suite re-lease” (#846)
Spoilers below — this page is the full record for this puzzle
The NYT Strands spangram for June 27, 2026 (puzzle #846) is APARTMENTS, a 10-letter answer to the theme "Suite re-lease". The 6 theme words are CONDO, EFFICIENCY, FLAT, LOFT, PENTHOUSE and STUDIO.
Where is each answer on the June 27 Strands board?
The full answer set for puzzle #846 is 6 theme words and one spangram.
The table gives the start square, end square and travel direction of all 7 answers. Every position comes from solving the grid outright — the answers have to tile all 48 letters with no overlap and no remainder, which is what makes a single arrangement provable.
| Answer | Letters | Starts | Ends | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONDO | 5 | row 6, column 6 | row 5, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| EFFICIENCY | 10 | row 7, column 3 | row 3, column 4 | bottom to top |
| FLAT | 4 | row 5, column 2 | row 5, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| LOFT | 4 | row 1, column 2 | row 3, column 1 | diagonally across the grid |
| PENTHOUSE | 9 | row 7, column 2 | row 7, column 6 | left to right |
| STUDIO | 6 | row 1, column 3 | row 3, column 6 | diagonally across the grid |
| APARTMENTS | 10 | row 4, column 1 | row 4, column 6 | left to right |
What did the June 27 Strands grid look like?
The grid below is six letters wide and eight rows deep, with every answer traced through the letters it uses.
Spangram — 10 letters6 theme words
Each line traces one answer through the letters it uses; the heavier yellow line is the spangram.
Read across the grid, row 1 reads O-L-S-T-U-D, row 2 reads F-R-T-M-E-I, row 3 reads T-A-C-Y-N-O, row 4 reads A-P-N-E-T-S, row 5 reads T-F-C-I-D-O, row 6 reads A-L-I-F-N-C, row 7 reads E-P-E-F-O-E, and row 8 reads N-T-H-O-U-S.
How hard was the June 27 Strands puzzle?
The difficulty index rates puzzle #846 as average: it sits at the 34th percentile of every Strands grid to date.
Easiest puzzle ever published on the left, hardest on the right. The formula behind the score, and the ranked list of every puzzle, are on the Strands difficulty index.
Who made the June 27 Strands puzzle?
Strands puzzle #846 was edited by Tracy Bennett, who also constructed it. Output across the whole run is broken down on who makes NYT Strands.
Common questions about the June 27 Strands puzzle
What was the clue for Strands on June 27, 2026?
The Strands clue for June 27, 2026 is “Suite re-lease”, on puzzle #846. It is answered by the spangram APARTMENTS, and all 6 theme words that day belong to that idea.
What were the Strands words on June 27, 2026?
The 6 Strands theme words for June 27, 2026 are CONDO, EFFICIENCY, FLAT, LOFT, PENTHOUSE and STUDIO, plus the spangram APARTMENTS.
What was the big word in the June 27, 2026 Strands?
The big word — the spangram — for June 27, 2026 is APARTMENTS, 10 letters long, running from row 4, column 1 to row 4, column 6. It is the one word that touches two opposite sides of the board and states the theme outright.
What did the Strands theme “Suite re-lease” mean?
The Strands theme “Suite re-lease” for June 27, 2026 means APARTMENTS — that is what the spangram spells, and every one of the 6 theme words is an example of it.
How many theme words are in Strands June 27, 2026?
Strands puzzle #846 has 6 theme words plus one spangram, and together they use all 48 letters on the board exactly once.
How difficult was the June 27, 2026 Strands puzzle?
Strands #846 rates average on a computed index, harder than 34% of every Strands puzzle published since March 2024.
What number was the Strands puzzle on June 27, 2026?
The Strands puzzle published on Saturday, June 27, 2026 is #846, counting from the game's launch on March 4, 2024.
Today’s puzzle and its hint ladder are on the front page. This puzzle sits in June 2026, part of the full Strands archive.