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NYT Strands puzzle #623, published Sunday, November 16, 2025, has the theme “Around it goes.” Start with the spoiler-light hint below, then reveal letter prompts and the spangram route before opening the full answer list.
Theme hint for Strands #623
The game’s theme is “Around it goes.” A gentle nudge: They’re often on a roll.
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Letter prompts and spangram clue
For the six theme words, the listed first-two-letter prompts are FO, SC, FL, CE, SH, ST. The spangram prompt is TH.
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Spoilers: full Strands answers
Spangram: THATSAWRAP
Theme answers: CELLOPHANE, FLATBREAD, FOIL, SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE.
These answers are reported consistently by TechRadar, Try Hard Guides, Parade, and the Strands Solution archive.
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NYT Strands is a daily word-search-style game. A secondary guide points readers to the NYT Games Strands page; the access and subscription conditions for the historical puzzle are not established here.
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