For the September 14, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle, game #560, the theme is “Hurry up!” The spangram is NOTSOFAST. Spoiler-controlled hints and all six theme-word answers are below.
Hints for the September 14 Strands puzzle
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- Theme clue: “Hurry up!”
- Words to try for in-game hints: THEY, POSY, SLUG, SLADE, LORE, REUSE. Finding three valid words outside the solution triggers an in-game hint that highlights one solution word.
- Spangram length: Nine letters.
- Spangram path: It starts at the left edge on row four and ends at the right edge on row eight.
September 14, 2025 Strands answers
Spangram: NOTSOFAST
Theme words: SLOW, LEISURELY, RELAXED, STEADY, SLUGGISH, POKEY.
How Strands works
Strands is a word-search-style game. You connect consecutive cells vertically, horizontally, or diagonally to form words tied to the daily theme. The spangram crosses the board from one side to the opposite side and makes the theme explicit. The goal is to find every word in the solution. The puzzle can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
Sources and date note
This is the puzzle for September 14, 2025, game #560—not a puzzle from another year with the same calendar date. TechRadar’s dated guide and the date-indexed StrandsSolution archive agree on the theme, spangram, and theme words. The sources cited here are not an official NYT confirmation.
Quick Recap
- TechRadar’s September 14, 2025 Strands guide
- StrandsSolution answer archive
- FUN 2026 / LIPIcs paper describing Strands mechanics
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