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Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Wednesday's Strands board thinks pink, literally: five theme words that each name a shade or a symbol of the colour, plus an 11-letter spangram that is itself an idiom for being delighted. The NYT clue nods to the colour's charity campaigns.
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Think pink: every answer on this board is tied to one colour, from a doll to a bird to a flavour of gum.
Hint 2 of 3
Every theme word names something famously pink: a doll, a gum flavour, a long-legged bird, a rose-tinted mineral, and the word for the most vivid shade of all.
Hint 3 of 3
The spangram is two words pushed together, 11 letters: TICKLED PINK, the idiom for being very pleased, which is also a literal description of the board.
Spangram and theme words
The spangram first, then all five theme words.
SPANGRAM
TICKLEDPINK
BARBIETheme word
BUBBLEGUMTheme word
FLAMINGOTheme word
QUARTZTheme word
SHOCKINGTheme word
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