{
  "id": 11550490,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 3 (game #944)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-saturday-october-3-game-944",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-3-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Strands puzzle (game #944) features the theme \"A figment of your imagination.\" The puzzle's spangram, consisting of 12 letters, touches the bottom left corner of the board (first column) and the top right corner (sixth column). To solve the game, players can use words such as SNOT, MONTH, HIRE, SPREE, or THRILL to unlock the in-game hints system. The answers to today's Strands puzzle are MIRAGE, ILLUSION, CHIMERA, SPECTER, and PHANTASM.",
  "summary": "Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, including the spangram.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, October 3 (game #1713)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-saturday-october-3-game-1713",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}