New Delhi, July 17 -- The NYT Strands answer for Friday, July 17, 2026 (puzzle #866) is TRIVIALPURSUIT as the spangram. The theme clue is "Categorically speaking," and the four-strand words are ENTERTAINMENT, GEOGRAPHY, SPORTS, and NATURE.

Theme hint: Think of a board game you might find in a closet - one where players race around a wheel collecting colored pie wedges by answering questions from different subjects.

Spangram hint: The spangram is the name of that board game, spelled as a single word across the grid.

Strand words hint: Each word names one of the traditional knowledge categories that the board game tests its players on.

NYT Strands answers for July 17, 2026 (puzzle #866):

Spangram: TRIVIALPURSUIT

Strand words: ENTERTAI...