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For Thursday, November 6, 2025, NYT Strands puzzle #613 has the theme clue “___ City.” The answers point to famous city nicknames: the spangram is NICKNAME, and the six theme words are MAGIC, MOTOR, WINDY, EMERALD, ETERNAL, and MUSIC. Hints below progress from a gentle nudge to the full reveal.
Hints for the November 6 Strands puzzle
Theme nudge
The clue is “___ City.” Think of fond monikers associated with places.
First-letter hints
In the answer order used by Parade, the starting letters are MA, GO, MO, MU, WI, EM, ET, and NI. The last pair begins the spangram.
Words to earn in-game hints
TechRadar lists TOOK, DUEL, LUMEN, RATES, MALE, and TRICK as words you can find to earn hints. The guide reports that the spangram has eight letters and runs from the top of the board at column three to the bottom at column four.
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How Strands hints work
Parade relays the New York Times’ gameplay instructions this way: find the theme words to fill the board; make words by dragging or tapping letters, and double-tap the final letter to submit when tapping. Theme words highlight blue and do not overlap. The spangram describes the theme, touches two opposite sides, and highlights yellow. Finding three non-theme words earns a hint that reveals letters from a theme word.
Full answer reveal
Spangram: NICKNAME
Theme words: MAGIC, MOTOR, WINDY, EMERALD, ETERNAL, MUSIC
What the answers mean
- MAGIC City: Orlando
- MOTOR City: Detroit
- WINDY City: Chicago
- EMERALD City: Seattle
- ETERNAL City: Rome
- MUSIC City: Nashville
Why this is the city-nickname puzzle
The date-matched answer guides from TechRadar and Parade agree on puzzle #613, the “___ City” clue, NICKNAME, and the six-word list. Forbes’ matching guide gives a conflicting theme label, “The butterfly effect”; the actual clue and answer set support city nicknames instead. These are secondary guides rather than the original puzzle archive.
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