{
  "id": 11585711,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for October 3, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-october-3-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/strands-nyt-hint-october-3-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NYT Strands hints for October 3, 2026 reveal a theme of the paranormal, with words related to ghosts and spectral phenomena. The word search game requires players to form words from linked letters in any direction, including diagonal, and even with changing directions. Every letter in the grid is part of an answer, and there is always a theme linking the solutions, along with a spangram, a word or phrase that sums up the day's theme and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.\n\nToday's hint suggests that the words are related to the mystical and ghostly things, implying a focus on the supernatural. The spangram for today's puzzle is revealed to be horizontal, and its answer is Willothewisp. The full list of words for today includes Specter, Chimera, Mirage, Willothewisp, Phantasm, and Illusion. Players who are feeling stuck or do not have the time to solve the puzzle can refer to these hints to progress at their own pace.",
  "summary": "The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 3, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-october-3-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-03T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}