{
  "id": 18214789,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, November 5 (game #977)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-november-5-game-977",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-5-november-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's New York Times Strands puzzle, game #977, has a theme of \"Handle with care.\" Players can unlock in-game hints by playing the following clue words: MERGE, DIME, BRINK, ROUND, CAGE, DIVE, and CHAIR. The spangram in today's puzzle has 12 letters. It touches two sides of the board - the top, 3rd column on one side and the bottom, 3rd column on the other side. The answers to today's Strands puzzle are WIND, BREAD, FAITH, GROUND, DANCING, and CHARACTER. The spangram is GIVEMEABREAK. The difficulty level of this game is rated as moderate, with the need for several hints before solving it.",
  "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": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}