{
  "id": 15671097,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 20 (game #961)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-october-20-game-961",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-20-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The theme of today's NYT Strands puzzle is Duck, Duck, Goose. To start, players can use SECT, SACK, RICE, PLUCK, LAKE or GLACE. The spangram, which is a word that spans the entire length of the puzzle, contains 13 letters. It touches the left side of the board in the second row and the right side in the sixth row. The spangram itself is DUCKDUCKGOOSE. The answers to the puzzle are WALK, GAME, SELECT, CHASE, PLAYGROUND, and CIRCLE.",
  "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": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, October 20 (game #1227)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nyt-connections-hints-and-answers-for-tuesday-october-20-game-1227",
        "published": "2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 20, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-20",
        "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}