{
  "id": 15970864,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 22 (game #963)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-october-22-game-963",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-21T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-22-october-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The theme of today's NYT Strands puzzle, game #963, is FAMILYTIES. Some words related to the theme that can unlock in-game hints include MOOD, FLOG, TERRY, BEER, THERE, and MILE. The spangram, which is a word that spans both the top and bottom of the board, has 10 letters. It touches the top-left side of the board on the first column and the bottom-right side on the sixth column. The answers to today's puzzle are KINFOLK, OFFSPRING, BLOOD, BRETHREN, and ANCESTORS. The spangram for this game is FAMILYTIES.",
  "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": "Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, October 22 (game #1732)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-october-22-game-1732",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 22, 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-october-22",
        "published": "2026-10-22T03:16:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}