Issue #839 Sun 4 Jan
Strands hints — January 4, 2026
A steady hand and a quiet room are the primary requirements for navigating today's grid. Keep your focus sharp as you trace the connections across the board.
Theme 3 reveals
Today's theme
You take the same route home and a single door is open that's never open.
Paranormal and supernatural intuitive abilities
SUPERNATURAL INTUITION
Spangram 4 nudges · 10 letters
The connector word
Single compound word
10 letters.
Starts with S, ends with E.
SIXTHSENSE
Group hint 1 reveal
Show all starting letters
Starting letters
- 1 C (11 letters)
- 2 M (6 letters)
- 3 O (6 letters)
- 4 P (7 letters)
- 5 T (8 letters)
Group hint 1 reveal
Show the first two letters of each
First two letters
- 1 CL (11 letters)
- 2 ME (6 letters)
- 3 OR (6 letters)
- 4 PS (7 letters)
- 5 TE (8 letters)
Theme word 1 of 5 5 nudges · 11 letters
A theme word
Someone who claims to see events before they unfold.
11 letters.
Starts with C.
Starts with CL.
CLAIRVOYANT
Theme word 2 of 5 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
A person who acts as a conduit for messages from another realm.
6 letters.
Starts with M.
Starts with ME.
MEDIUM
Theme word 3 of 5 5 nudges · 6 letters
A theme word
An ancient source of profound and enigmatic wisdom.
6 letters.
Starts with O.
Starts with OR.
ORACLE
Theme word 4 of 5 5 nudges · 7 letters
A theme word
A person who reads your thoughts or the energy in a room.
7 letters.
Starts with P.
Starts with PS.
PSYCHIC
Theme word 5 of 5 5 nudges · 8 letters
A theme word
One who hears the unspoken words of another person.
8 letters.
Starts with T.
Starts with TE.
TELEPATH