NYT Strands Hints Today, October 15, 2025: Spangram And Final Answer For Today

NYT Strands For Today October 15, 2025: If you're someone who plays NYT Strands daily then here is a complete guide for you to solve today’s puzzle for October 15, 2025, game #591. Strands is one of those word games that blends layers: you seek theme words plus a spangram that spans the board. This edition turned out to be satisfying for puzzle solvers: not trivial, but fair. Below you'll find the theme clues, spangram details, and the full set of answers: 

Today’s NYT Strands Theme For October 15, 2025 

The theme for today’s NYT Strands is: Going up?

So think of words that relate to movement upwards, vertical direction, control of vertical motion, or things inside buildings that carry you up or down.

Today’s NYT Strands Spangram Hint And Answer For October 15, 2025

The spangram (the special long word that straddles opposite board edges) has 15 letters in today’s puzzle.

Spangram Answer : ELEVATOR BUTTONS

Today’s NYT Strands Spangram Position For October 15, 2025 

Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical. The spangram touches two opposite sides of the puzzle grid:

• First side: bottom, 3rd column

• Last side: top, 4th column 

Knowing that helps you visualise where it begins and ends.

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Today’s NYT Strands Answer (Word List) For October 15, 2025

Below are today’s theme words and the spangram solution. (Spoilers ahead.)

• OPEN

• CLOSE

• ALARM

• LOBBY

• GROUND

• BASEMENT

Spangram

• ELEVATOR BUTTONS

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How To Play NYT Strands (Word Puzzle)?

To play NYT Strands: 

• Find themed words by connecting letters in a grid to match a central theme. 

• One of these words is a Spangram, a special phrase that spans the board, which turns yellow when found. 

• Discovering non-theme words gives you points and earns hints, which can reveal letters for theme words. 

• Every time you find a word that is not part of the theme, you earn points that lead to hints. 

• For every three non-theme words, a hint will be provided to reveal letters in an undiscovered theme word. 

• Drag across the letters and double-tap the final letter to submit. 

• On a computer, drag across the letters to submit.

Today’s Strands puzzle is very well designed. Keep brainstorming and happy puzzling !!

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