{
  "id": 15687834,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for October 20, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-october-20-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/strands-nyt-hint-october-20-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' word-search game, Strands, offered hints for October 20, 2026. This elevated word-search game requires players to link letters in various directions to form words, with a theme linking all the solutions and a spangram, a word or phrase that sums up the day's theme, spanning the entire grid. A hint for the day's theme was \"🦆🦆...🪿,\" indicating that the words were related to games. The spangram for today's puzzle was confirmed to be horizontal. The solution to today's spangram was Duck Duck Goose. Players can also find a full word list and explore other daily online games on Mashable's Games page.",
  "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": 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."
}