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Today’s Strands Hints — #958 (October 4, 2026)

  • Today’s theme is “Grab your tokens”.
  • There are 5 theme words plus the spangram.
  • The spangram has 11 letters and starts with A.
  • One theme word starts with A and has 9 letters.
Tap to reveal today’s Strands answers

Spangram:

ARCADEGAMES

Theme words:

  • ASTEROIDS
  • CENTIPEDE
  • FROGGER
  • PONG
  • SCRAMBLE

Yesterday’s Strands Answer

October 3, 2026 — spangram WILLOTHEWISP (theme: “A figment of your imagination”).

How Strands Works

NYT Strands is a word-search built around a hidden theme. Every letter on the board belongs to one theme word. The spangram touches two opposite sides and names the theme. Find a non-theme word of four or more letters to earn a hint. A new board drops at midnight Eastern.

Answers come from the official New York Times puzzle data and refresh automatically at midnight Eastern. Last checked: Oct 4, 5:39 am ET.

Today’s NYT Strands theme, spangram hint, and full answer list are above, updated on their own every day at midnight Eastern. Start with the theme, check the spangram’s length and first letter, then tap to reveal the words.

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