NYT Threads Hints and Answers for November 11, 2025

If you appreciate Greek literature, the NYT Strands hints for today will feel effortless.

Strands, the New York Times‘ elegant word puzzle, presents players with a variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters in any direction, leading to distinctive shapes and designs. Each letter in the grid plays a role in forming an answer. There is a theme that links all the answers, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that embodies the day’s theme and spans the grid either horizontally or vertically.

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Strands provides an ambiguous hint and lacks a word list, resulting in a challenging game that requires more time compared to others like Wordle and Connections.

If you find yourself in a bind or pressed for time, we have all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in progressing at your own pace.

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NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Aesop’s creatures

The words pertain to animals.

Today’s NYT Strands theme explained clearly

These terms refer to animals found in ancient fables.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it horizontal or vertical?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram runs horizontally.

NYT Strands spangram answer for today

Today’s spangram is Fabled Pair.

NYT Strands word list for November 11

  • Tortoise

  • Lion

  • Gnat

  • Wolf