NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 2 (game #943)

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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 1 (game #942) . Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle , Spelling Bee and Connections and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: NYT Strands
today (game #943) - hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?

Today's NYT Strands theme is On the sly NYT Strands today (game #943) -
hint #2 - clue words Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. SKINT FISH NEEDS SAVE GOAT NEAT NYT Strands today (game #943) - hint #3 - spangram letters How many letters are in today's spangram?

Spangram has 14 letters NYT Strands today (game #943) - hint #4 - spangram position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?

First side: left, 5th row

Last side: left, 8th row Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM. TechRadar 5-star reviewed devices
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a particular STEALTHY or COVERT way but after getting SHIFTY I hit a blank
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Todays words can be interpreted in several opposite ways. The first, is as creepy; the kinds of activities a nosey parker or, worse, a Peeping Tom might employ. Alternatively, they can be looked on more positively as the kind of skills a military operative might employ in an undercover operation not that the Marines are likely to call what they do SNEAKING AROUND!

Today was also notable for an excellent spangram that snailed back on itself kudos if you spotted it first. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, October 1, game #942) BREAK CRUMBLE COLLAPSE DISSOLVE FRAGMENT SPANGRAM: BEYONDREPAIR What is NYT Strands?

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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