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NYT Strands — October 20, 2026
Hints — one at a time
Hint 1 of 5
Today's grid is all about a classic playground game played sitting in a circle.
Hint 2 of 5
Every non-spangram word relates to how that game is played.
Hint 3 of 5
One entry is what you do to catch the chosen player, another describes the shape everyone sits in.
Hint 4 of 5
The spangram is the name of the children's game itself.
Hint 5 of 5
Look for CHASE, CIRCLE, GAME, PLAYGROUND, SELECT and WALK, all spanned by DUCKDUCKGOOSE.
The answer — spoilers!
Reveal the full answer
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DUCKDUCKGOOSE
CHASE · CIRCLE · GAME · PLAYGROUND · SELECT · WALK
This puzzle by the numbers
- 13 letters
- 6
Counted from our own archive of NYT Strands answers — not published anywhere else.
