{
  "id": 9675728,
  "title": "NYT Strands hints, answers for September 25, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-september-25-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/entertainment/strands-nyt-hint-september-25-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Times' elevated word-search game, Strands, featured hints for September 25, 2026, focusing on math-related words. In Strands, players find linked words in various directions, with a spangram—a word or phrase that spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically—emphasizing the day's theme. Today's puzzle required players to identify numbers as their theme. The provided hint suggested that the words were related to math. The spangram hint for the day indicated that it was horizontal. The solution to today's Strands spangram was Square Numbers. Additionally, the word list for the day included Four, Nine, Twenty five, Square Numbers, Thirty six, and Eighty one. With these details, players could now progress through the puzzle at their preferred pace.",
  "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": 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."
}