NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 8 (game #949)
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.
Today's NYT Strands puzzle, game #949, was themed around "A star is born." The puzzle began with three hints to help players navigate the game. The first hint revealed the day's theme, the second suggested key words to unlock hints, and the third provided the number of letters in the spangram, as well as its position on the board.
The spangram in today's Strands puzzle contained eight letters and spanned from the left side of the board in the fifth row to the right side, also in the fifth row. Players who guessed the spangram "LUMINARY" would have found it nestled on the right-hand edge of the board. The theme of "A star is born" prompted many players to initially consider FAME as their first answer, which proved to be the correct choice.
Following FAME, other synonyms like CELEBRITY, REPUTE, ACCLAIM, RENOWN, and EMINENCE emerged as logical answers, while the word "winner" seemed particularly surprising for its absence from the puzzle.
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