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The Tuesday, October 7, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle is #583, with the theme “Unusual companions.” The hint is “not a cat or a dog.” The spangram is EXOTICPET; the full answer list appears below the spoiler warning.
Hints for Strands #583
Yahoo Tech’s guide for October 7, 2025, identifies the theme as “Unusual companions” and offers the clue “not a cat or a dog.” Use those clues to search for animals that fit the theme before revealing the answers.
Spoilers: October 7 Strands answers
Stop here if you do not want the solution. The guide lists these six theme answers:
- GECKO
- CHINCHILLA
- PYTHON
- PARROT
- AXOLOTL
- SKUNK
The spangram, which expresses the theme connection, is EXOTICPET (nine letters). These answers are reported in Caroline Igo’s Yahoo Tech guide, published October 7, 2025; an NYT source independently confirming this archived answer set was not identified.
How this Strands puzzle works
The dated guide describes Strands as a word-search-style game on a 6-by-8 grid. Connect neighboring letters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to form words that fit the daily theme. The spangram captures the overall connection, and every grid letter is used.
According to that guide, finding three non-answer words of at least four letters earns an in-game clue. The clue highlights letters for an answer without showing their connections; additional hints can reveal an answer letter by letter, and using hints affects the score. These are the mechanics reported in the October 7, 2025 guide, not a fresh check of current game behavior.
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