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Strands NYT Hints, Spangram, and Answer for Today, October 27, 2026
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Key Points:
- The Strands puzzle for Tuesday, October 27, 2026, has the theme “Who ya gonna call?” and centers around the concept of pest extermination.
- The spangram (a word that uses all letters on the board) is EXTERMINATOR, highlighting the theme of eliminating pests.
- The theme words hidden in the puzzle are common household pests: COCKROACHES, ANTS, MICE, RATS, TICKS, and TERMITES.
- Strands is a word puzzle game available on the New York Times website and app, where players find themed words on a letter grid with no time limit or failure condition.
- Players can earn hints by submitting non-theme words and solve the puzzle by identifying all theme words and the spangram, with visual feedback provided through color-coded highlights.
