NYT Strands Answer Today (#948) – 7 Oct 2026 Solution & Hints
- About Today’s Strands
- Today’s Theme
- General Hints
- Spangram Length
- Spangram Orientation
- Spangram First & Last Letters
- First & Last Letters of All Words
- Spangram (Click to Reveal)
- Spangram Definition (Click to Reveal)
- Sample Words (Click to Reveal)
- Full Solution (Click to Reveal)
- Definitions of All Words (Click to Reveal)
About Today’s Strands
Puzzle #948 (published October 7, 2026). One special word — the Spangram — spans the grid and ties the theme together.
Today’s Theme
Theme: Color for the Cure
General Hints
- This grid leans into a single bright hue that gets its own awareness month every autumn.
- A few entries name things — a doll, a chewy treat, a long-legged wading bird — that are famous for being this exact shade.
- One gemstone on the list can take on a rosy tint that jewelers prize almost as much as clear versions.
Spangram Length
The Spangram has 11 letters and is two words.
Spangram Orientation
The Spangram bends across the board rather than running in a single straight line, touching both the left and right edges of the grid along the way.
Spangram First & Last Letters
Begins with T and ends with K.
Pattern preview (length-obscured): T___K
Note: We always display first/last letters as X___Y with three underscores, regardless of true length.
First & Last Letters of All Words
- WORD 1: B___E
- WORD 2: B___M
- WORD 3: F___O
- WORD 4: Q___Z
- WORD 5: S___G
Spangram preview: T___K
Spangram
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TICKLED PINK
Spangram Definition
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TICKLED PINK — A phrase describing a state of being delighted or thoroughly pleased about something.
Example: “When she opened the gift and saw it was exactly what she’d wanted, she was tickled pink.”
Sample Words
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- FLAMINGO
- QUARTZ
Full Solution
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Theme: Color for the Cure
Spangram: TICKLED PINK
All words:
- BARBIE
- BUBBLEGUM
- FLAMINGO
- QUARTZ
- SHOCKING
- TICKLED PINK (Spangram)
Definitions of All Words
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- BARBIE — A famous fashion doll whose brand is closely tied to one unmistakably bright shade of pink.
- BUBBLEGUM — A soft, chewable candy known for the pale pink color most brands are traditionally sold in.
- FLAMINGO — A tall wading bird with long legs and a curved neck, known for its vivid pink feathers.
- QUARTZ — A common crystalline mineral that, in one popular variety, takes on a soft rosy-pink hue.
- SHOCKING — An adjective describing something startling or intense — and, paired with ‘pink,’ the name of a famously vivid shade.
- TICKLED PINK — A phrase describing a state of being delighted or thoroughly pleased about something.
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