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The Friday, October 24, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle is #600, and its theme clue is “Through the ages.” If you want to solve it yourself, stop at the hint below; the full answer list and spangram follow under a spoiler warning.
Today’s NYT Strands theme hint
Theme clue: “Through the ages.” The answers name periods or broad stages associated with the past and human development.
Spoiler: October 24 Strands answers
The six theme words are STONE, BRONZE, IRON, INDUSTRIAL, INFORMATION, and SPACE.
Spangram: HISTORY.
Together, the words move from familiar historical eras and stages to industrialization, space, and information. The answer list is corroborated by reports published on October 24, 2025, by Mashable, syndicated by Yahoo Tech, and CNET, syndicated by Yahoo Tech. Those reports do not establish the exact letter paths or coordinates, so this guide does not give a board route.
How Strands hints work
Strands is a word-search-style game: linked letters may run in different directions and change direction. CNET’s October 24, 2025, report says players could find non-theme words of four or more letters to build progress toward an in-game hint, with one hint becoming available for every three such words. That is the report’s description and may not apply to every version of the game.
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