NYT Strands October 3 2026 Answers
Todays theme and starting board, spoiler free hints, then the spangram and every theme word when you are ready.
TODAYS THEME
“A figment of your imagination”
THE BOARD
PECTSPSREEGIIMEMAWHRAIRECLOTHILHANLLIPTMSUWASNOI
HINTS, NO SPOILERS
The spangram has 12 letters and starts with W
There are 5 theme words besides the spangram
SPANGRAM
WILLOTHEWISP
THEME WORDS
CHIMERAILLUSIONMIRAGEPHANTASMSPECTER
Checked against the official NYT Strands solution
HOW STRANDS WORKS
Strands is the NYT daily word search twist: find the theme words hidden in the 6 by 8 board. Letters connect in any direction and every letter gets used exactly once. The spangram describes the theme and touches two opposite sides of the board. Play free at nytimes.com.
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