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The November 21, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle was game #628, with the theme clue “Heard at the board meeting.” Start with the hints below if you want a nudge; the full answer list is farther down.
Hints for Strands #628
- Theme clue: “Heard at the board meeting.”
- Category: workplace and business jargon.
- Spangram length: 14 letters.
TechRadar’s guide suggests DORK, SPORT, SPENT, TRIP, DICE, and CLOT as words that can help unlock in-game hints. They are optional clue words, not a required order or a verified route through the grid. The published sources do not establish the answers’ board positions.
How Strands hints work
Strands is a themed word-search game played on a letter grid. Try Hard Guides says that finding three non-theme words of at least four letters unlocks an in-game hint, which highlights a theme word. The spangram describes the puzzle’s theme and touches opposite sides of the board.
Full answer for November 21, 2025
Spoilers below.
The spangram is CORPORATESPEAK. The other theme words are:
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- DISRUPT
- IDEATE
- LIAISE
- PIVOT
- SCALE
Together, the answers fit the clue’s reference to language heard in a board meeting: they are terms associated with workplace and business discussion.
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Sources
- TechRadar’s November 21, 2025 Strands guide lists game #628, the clue, suggested hint words, spangram, and theme answers.
- Strands Solution’s date-indexed archive independently confirms the clue and answers.
- Try Hard Guides’ Strands guide explains the hint system and spangram.
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