Today's Strands Hints and Clues for "Around it goes" - Sunday, November 16, 2025

Strands Answers and Hints (November 16, 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.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Only read on if you want to know today's Strands answers.

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: AROUND IT GOES

Is it very vague? I'll explain the theme a bit more so you know what to look for:

• The theme encompasses items that provide either a covering or surface, often found in culinary, fashion, or protective contexts. Each element plays a role in enhancing experiences, whether it's wrapping food, adorning an outfit, or keeping warm. These essentials contribute to practicality and style in daily life.

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 7 words including the spangram.

Below are the starting letters & lengths for each of the theme words:

• Starts with "C" and has 10 letters.
• Starts with "F" and has 9 letters.
• Starts with "F" 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.

And today's spangram starts with "T".

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:

• 2 words start from the left 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:

• ALLOPHANE
• REPEL
• RIAL
• LOCAL
• CREEP
• SHEEL

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:

THATSAWRAP

Today's NYT Strands Answers

These are the rest of today's Strands answers to help you complete the game:

• CELLOPHANE
• FLATBREAD
• FOIL
• SCARF
• SHAWL
• STOLE

Yesterday's NYT Strands Answer (15 November 2025)

Still attempting to crack yesterday’s Strands (Saturday, 15 November 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:

WE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH THEM

Yesterday's Spangram was:

EYETOEYE

Yesterday's Strands Answers were:

• BINOCULARS
• GLASSES
• GOGGLES
• LENSES
• SPECTACLES

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:

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Edited by Suryadeepto Sengupta