{
  "id": 7894112,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #928)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nyt-strands-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-september-17-game-928",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hints-17-september-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today's NYT Strands puzzle, game number 928, features a comic relief theme. Players can start by playing any of the following words to unlock the in-game hints system: MUST, TUNE, NECK, STICK, PUPPY, BLOCK. The spangram in today's puzzle consists of 13 letters. The spangram touches the top, 1st column and the bottom, 6th column of the board. The answers to today's Strands puzzle, game #928, are PEANUTS, ZIPPY, MUTTS, PICKLES, ZITS, BLONDIE, and the spangram THEFUNNYPAGES. The difficulty level of the puzzle is rated as hard, and the player needed three hints to find all the comic strip names, being unfamiliar with most of them, except for Peanuts.",
  "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": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechRadar",
        "title": "Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, September 17 (game #1697)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/quordle-hints-and-answers-for-thursday-september-17-game-1697",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}