Subj : NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 2 (game #578)
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Date : Wed Oct 01 2025 15:15:08

NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 2 (game #578)

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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000

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Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to 
solve today's game, including the spangram.

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for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day 
for your time zone  which means that some people are always playing 'today's 
game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for 
Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for 
Wednesday, October 1 (game #577) . 

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee 
and Connections  and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on 
for my Strands hints. 

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle 
today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today 
page for the original viral word game. 

 SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read 
on if you don't want to know the answers. NYT Strands today (game #578) - 
hint #1 - today's theme What is the theme of today's NYT Strands? 

  Today's NYT Strands theme is The slightest touch  NYT Strands today (game 
#578) - hint #2 - clue words 

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system. HALF FLAG TEAR 
SWIM GLARE DITCH NYT Strands today (game #578) - hint #3 - spangram letters 
How many letters are in today's spangram? 

  Spangram has 14 letters NYT Strands today (game #578) - hint #4 - spangram 
position What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches? 

First side: top, 3rd column 

Last side: bottom, 3rd column 

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT 
TO SEE THEM. NYT Strands today (game #578) - the answers (Image credit: New 
York Times) 

The answers to today's Strands, game #578, are WISPY DAINTY GOSSAMER FRAGILE 
DELICATE SPANGRAM: HANDLEWITHCARE My rating: Hard My score: 2 hints 

The second super-long spangram of the week and another tough search  and one 
that saw me needing two hints after struggling to find a single word. 

WISPY and DAINTY could apply to demeanors, but todays theme could also apply 
to delicate fabrics. 

Either way, after struggling to make headway, it was a delight to piece 
together the spangram, especially as it carved through half the board and 
made guessing GOSSAMER an easier task. Yesterday's NYT Strands answers 
(Wednesday, October 1, game #577) CLOWN JUGGLER ACROBAT CONTORTIONIST 
SPANGRAM: CIRCUSPERFORMERS What is NYT Strands? 

Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and 
Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that 
has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on 
desktop or mobile. 

I've got a full guide to h ow to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for 
solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/nyt-strands-today-answers-hi
nts-2-october-2025


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