Looking for a different day?A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 6 (game #947).Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.NYT Strands today (game #948) - hint #1 - today's themeWhat is the theme of today's NYT Strands?• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Color for the cureNYT Strands today (game #948) - hint #2 - clue wordsPlay any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.KINGFLIPBARGELINKSSOCKBULKNYT Strands today (game #948) - hint #3 - spangram lettersHow many letters are in today's spangram?• Spangram has 11 lettersNYT Strands today (game #948) - hint #4 - spangram positionWhat are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?• First side: right, 8th row• Last side: left, 3rd rowRight, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.NYT Strands today (game #948) - the answers(Image credit: New York Times)The answers to today's Strands, game #948, are…BUBBLEGUMBARBIESHOCKINGQUARTZFLAMINGOSPANGRAM: TICKLEDPINKMy rating: EasyMy score: PerfectIn case you were unaware, today’s theme celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the “Wear it pink” campaign of global fundraising.The pink aspect became apparent early on, and I was thinking of the phrase “in the pink” when looking for the spangram. That was wrong, but it did help me to locate today's all important color and score another Spangram First with TICKLEDPINK.I really enjoy games like this, where they fool around with the standard Strands palette — and I’m impressed by how many shades of pink they created.Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, October 6, game #947)FLIPUNDOREVERSEDOVERTURNBACKPEDALSPANGRAM: THEOLDSWITCHEROOWhat is NYT Strands?Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.