{"id":921241,"date":"2026-10-09T00:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/921241\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T00:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:50:12","slug":"strands-hint-today-answers-for-oct-8-949","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/921241\/","title":{"rendered":"Strands Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 8, #949"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here\u2019s your NYT Strands hint for today, plus the spangram and all of today\u2019s Strands answers for puzzle No. 949 on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026.<\/p>\n

Hint for today\u2019s Strands puzzle<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands theme is \u201cA star is born.\u201d <\/p>\n

And here\u2019s a hint: Think about people whose autograph you might request, and look for words to describe them.<\/p>\n

I have to say, though, today\u2019s Strands puzzle is kind of all over the place. Some of the words (the last one especially, in our list below) define the group of people that we\u2019re talking about here, and others talk about what those people have or a way to describe them as different from others. It gave me a little bit of a headache to solve.<\/p>\n

Clue words to unlock in-game hints<\/p>\n

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle\u2019s theme. If you\u2019re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints, but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:<\/p>\n

MITE, CARB, CARE, RAVE, REAR, MACE, CLUE, CUTE, MINE, FEAR, PUNT, REEL, LEER, MAIN, CLAIM<\/p>\n

Answers for today\u2019s Strands puzzle<\/p>\n

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight, but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:<\/p>\n

FAME, RENOWN, REPUTE, ACCLAIM, EMINENCE, CELEBRITY<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands spangram<\/p>\n

\"TheThe completed NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 8, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands spangram is LUMINARY. To find it, start with the L that\u2019s five letters down on the far-left row, and wind up and then down.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about today\u2019s Strands puzzle<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure the spangram is a great one today. A \u201cluminary\u201d means a famous person. So does \u201ccelebrity.\u201d But others are more what that person has attained, such as \u201crenown\u201d or \u201cfame.\u201d I guess in Strands, if the answers are kind of in the ballpark of the theme, it works. I\u2019m sure these puzzles are tough to assemble, so I can\u2019t complain.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of “Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the ’70s and ’80s,” as well as “The Totally Sweet ’90s.” She’s been a journalist since 1989, working at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Twin Cities Sidewalk, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and NBC News Digital. She’s Gen X in birthdate, word and deed. If Marathon candy bars ever come back, she’ll be first in line.
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