This day’s NYT Strands clues are straightforward if you know about running.

Strands, the New York Times‘ sophisticated word-search game, entails players to implement a variation on the classic word search. Words can be created from adjacent letters — up, down, sideways, or diagonal, and words can also shift directions, forming distinct shapes and designs. Every letter in the grid contributes to an answer. There is always a theme linking each solution, along with the “spangram,” a unique word or phrase that encapsulates that day’s theme, stretching across the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.

By providing an obscure hint and omitting the word list, Strands establishes a demanding game that requires a bit more time to engage with than its counterparts, such as Wordle and Connections.

If you’re having trouble or lack 10 or more minutes to tackle today’s challenge, we have all the NYT Strands hints for today’s puzzle to assist you in advancing at your own pace.

NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Go the distance

The terms are associated with running.

Today’s NYT Strands theme explained

These terms pertain to a race.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today’s NYT Strands spangram is oriented vertically.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today’s spangram is Marathon.

NYT Strands word list for November 2

• Start

• Runner

• Hydration

• Marathon

• Pace

• Timekeeper

• Finish

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