Skip to content

NYT Strands' Latest Puzzle: 'The Slightest Touch …' Challenges Players

Today's NYT Strands puzzle explores the theme of subtlety and softness. With a hard rating and a unique spangram, it's a must-play for word game enthusiasts.

This is a graphical image of a toy. On the bottom of the image we can see some text.
This is a graphical image of a toy. On the bottom of the image we can see some text.

NYT Strands' Latest Puzzle: 'The Slightest Touch …' Challenges Players

The New York Times' latest word game, NYT Strands, has a new puzzle ready for today, October 2, 2025. The game, which follows Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Connections, presents a fresh challenge for fans of word games. Today's puzzle, game #578, has a theme of 'The Slightest Touch …', focusing on lightness, sensitivity, and delicate things. The answers, which include WISPY, DAINTY, GOSSAMER, FRAGILE, and DELICATE, all reflect this theme of softness, fragility, and subtlety. The spangram for today, HANDLEWITHCARE, touches two sides of the board, adding an extra layer of challenge. The difficulty rating is Hard, and players can get 2 hints if needed. Some players prefer to tackle 'today's game', while others enjoy solving 'yesterday's'. To find Wednesday's puzzle, click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 1 (game #577). The clue words for today's puzzle are HALF, FLAG, TEAR, SWIM, GLARE, DITCH. A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone, offering a daily challenge for word game enthusiasts. Today's puzzle, with its delicate theme and challenging spangram, promises to be an engaging test for players.

Read also:

Latest