{"id":923369,"date":"2026-10-10T19:26:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923369\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:26:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:26:13","slug":"strands-hint-today-answers-for-oct-10-no-951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/923369\/","title":{"rendered":"Strands Hint Today: Answers for Oct. 10, No. 951"},"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. 951 on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s theme was kind of tough to figure out. But when I solved it, I realized the provided hint all but gives it away. Sometimes I wonder how the puzzle editor thought of this theme. Were they just sitting around waiting for some honey to squeeze out of the bottle and suddenly had a \u201cEureka!\u201d moment? Either way, it\u2019s a fun one.<\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s Strands theme is \u201cA slow drizzle.\u201d<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s a hint: You might have these items in your pantry.<\/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

SPUD, SHONE, HONE, HONES, TOYS, CLEAR, LEAR, REAR, TRAY, TRAM, TRAMS<\/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

HONEY, SYRUP, TREACLE, MOLASSES, GRENADINE<\/p>\n

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

\"TheThe completed NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 10, 2026.NYT\/Screenshot by CNET<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s Strands spangram is STICKYANDSWEET. To find it, start with the S that\u2019s three letters down on the far-left column, and wind up and then right and down.<\/p>\n

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

Once I figured out we were looking for slow-moving liquid foods, most of the answers were pretty easy to unscramble. But that last one, grenadine, stumped me. Of course, I know it\u2019s a sweet, red, pomegranate-flavored syrup used as a sweetener and color splash in numerous drinks. I don\u2019t own a bottle of the stuff, and don\u2019t ever make a Shirley Temple these days. But once I spotted the word in the batch of letters, it was off to the races.<\/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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