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Strands Hints and Answers for October 6, 2026 · #947

NYT Strands hints and answers for October 6, 2026 (#947): the spangram's shape, word patterns, then every theme word.

Hints

  1. The spangram has 16 letters, starts with T and ends with O. It names the theme.
  2. There are 5 theme words; the longest is 9 letters, the shortest 4.
  3. Word patterns: B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _F _ _ _O _ _ _ _ _ _ _R _ _ _ _ _ _U _ _ _
  4. Spangram pattern: T H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Spangram: THEOLDSWITCHEROO

  • BACKPEDAL
  • FLIP
  • OVERTURN
  • REVERSE
  • UNDO

Strands #947, edited by Tracy Bennett. The theme clue is 2 words long on the NYT page.

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