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Strands Answers and Hints (September 24, 2025): Looking for hints? Find today's Strands answers and helpful tips here!
Strands offers a fresh challenge in the NYT's lineup of daily games, inviting players to uncover hidden words within a 6x8 letter grid. Each day brings a unique theme and grid, making it a great test of vocabulary and pattern recognition, but it can get tough at times.
Stuck on the spangram or today’s theme? We’ve got all the hints and clues you need to solve today’s Strands puzzle with confidence.
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Today's Strands Theme
To begin, let’s see what theme has been shared for today’s puzzle on the site.
Today's theme is: LIP SERVICE
Is it very vague? I'll explain the theme a bit more so you know what to look for:
- The theme revolves around expressions that convey different emotions or reactions through facial movements. These often reflect feelings or attitudes, allowing one to communicate non-verbally. Whether joy, sadness, or disdain, these forms of expression play a crucial role in social interactions and can enhance the meaning behind spoken words.
Today's NYT Strands Hints
Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:
Strands Hint 1: What are the starting letters of today's words?
There are 9 words including the spangram.
Below are the starting letters & lengths for each of the theme words:
- Starts with "F" and has 5 letters.
- Starts with "G" and has 4 letters.
- Starts with "G" and has 4 letters.
- Starts with "P" and has 4 letters.
- Starts with "S" and has 5 letters.
- Starts with "S" and has 5 letters.
- Starts with "S" and has 5 letters.
- Starts with "S" and has 5 letters.
And today's spangram starts with "E".
Strands Hint 2: Where are today's words located on today's strands grid?
Here are some clues about their starting positions. For all words except the spangram:
- 1 word starts from the top row
- 1 word starts from the bottom row
- 2 words start from the left edge of the grid
- 2 words start from the right edge of the grid
- 4 words start from the middle of the grid
Today's NYT Strands Clue Words
Still puzzled by today’s game? Here are some helpful hints to assist you:
- AESIR
- TONK
- ASSES
- WERO
- EINE
- SENS
In the next section, you'll see today's Strands answers! Hold up if you’d like to keep puzzling.
Today's NYT Strands Spangram
Now for the exciting part! Here’s today’s Strands spangram:
EXPRESSIONS
Today's NYT Strands Answers
These are the rest of today's Strands answers to help you complete the game:
- FROWN
- GAPE
- GRIN
- POUT
- SCOWL
- SMILE
- SMIRK
- SNEER
Yesterday's NYT Strands Answer (23 September 2025)
Still attempting to crack yesterday’s Strands (Tuesday, 23 September 2025)? Or checking in from a different timezone? No worries—we’ve got you covered with the answers!
Find yesterday's Strands answers, hints and spangram here.
Yesterday's Strands theme was:
ON THE SYLLABUS
Yesterday's Spangram was:
COLLEGECOURSE
Yesterday's Strands Answers were:
- EXAM
- HOMEWORK
- LECTURE
- PAPER
- QUIZ
- READING
This wraps up our coverage of today’s Strands answers, hints, and spangram. If you enjoy word games, we offer answers and solvers for many NYT games. Check out:
