We have listed the NYT Colorful Strands answers, hints, and spangram for Wednesday, October 21, 2026. This weekly NYT Bonus Puzzle, constructed by Elie Levine, features the theme “Glam rock.”
Colorful Strands follows the familiar Strands rules while giving each completed theme-word path its own board color. Find every themed word and the edge-to-edge spangram to fill the board.
NYT Colorful Strands Hints
These valid non-theme board words can help earn hints without revealing the themed answers:
- AERATOR
- RONG
- GRAMAS
- YAMS
- RORIE
- NEAT
- TIRE
- BURTON
- OARIER
- GAINER
NYT Colorful Strands Answers
- AMETHYST
- AQUAMARINE
- GARNET
- JADE
- ONYX
- OPAL
- RUBY
Colorful Strands Spangram
- GEMSTONE
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